HIST 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Cotton Gin, Nat Turner, Missouri Compromise
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Events that led to the civil war. Key trends that caused the civil war. Key individuals who caused the civil war. 1833: british parliament decides to end slavery. Brazil: maintains slavery longer than the u. s. Southern states did not have enough representation in house of representatives. By 1861: southerners worry that a republican president will end slavery. Southern states say they won"t pay tariffs. U. s. government can militarily force southerners to pay tariffs. Issue over state rights vs. federal rights. Gives federal government power to make sure runaway slaves will be returned to their owners. Viewed as a vast expansion of federal power. Claims that being a resident in a free state gives him freedom. Black people did not have the right to sue (did not have the rights of a citizen) Illinois law has nothing to do with scott"s state of servitude. North argues that the supreme court is siding with slave power.
