The Making of a Superpower USA 1865-1975
INTRODUCTION TO UNIT
THE UNITED STATES 1864-1975
• In order to understand the reconstruction period in the 1860’s, it is vital to understand the tensions that existed between the Northern and Southern States.
ENSURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WAS TENSION BETWEEN THE NORTH AND SOUTH; THE DIFFERENT ECONOMIES OF THE NORTH AND SOUTH POPULATION AND POLITICAL POWER WESTWARD EXPANSION AND TENSION THE 1820 MISSOURI COMPROMISE THE 1850 COMPROMISE THE BREAKING OF THE COMPROMISE TENSION OVER SLAVERY
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR – BACKGROUND PART 2 L/O; To understand how America descended into Civil War To understand the social and economic impact of the Civil War
BACKGROUND PART 1 1800-1848 • Discuss the following; • Different economies of the North and South • Population Differences • Tension over slavery • The Missouri Compromise of 1820
BACKGROUND 2 - 1848- 1861 • Make notes on the following;
• 1846 territorial conquests – How did they create tension? • The Californian Crisis – 1850 and the Compromise • The Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854 – Breaking the compromise of 1850/The Republican Party is created • 1852 – “Uncle Toms Cabin” – The rise of the Abolitionists • 1859 – The Slave Uprising • 1860 – Lincoln’s election as President – Secession and War
Key Impacts… • Creation of a single unified country • The abolition of slavery • Increased power to federal government. This killed the issue of states rights • The United States was now an industrial nation • A stronger sense of nationalism emerged • Western territories increasingly opened to settlement • The South was economically and physically devastated. Without the plantation system the south was crippled. • Reconstruction began…….
INDEPENDENT STUDY • Create a mind map on the impact of the Civil War. Use the following headings; • Impact on the Southern economy • The growth of the Northern Economy • The social impact of the war on the South
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THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR