🔺 Causes of the Civil War Day 101

Causes of the Civil War - Day 101

Introduction

Hello, Time Travelers! In the last module, we learned about many influential abolitionists and suffragists, people that were brave enough to take risks to help others, people that fought for social reform. In this module, we will continue to investigate the vast differences between the treatment, and lifestyles, of Americans during the 1800’s and how these differences sparked a civil war in America. By definition, a civil war is a war between people of the same political system, and this is exactly what happened in America due to the need for social reform.

By the early 1800s, the North and the South were developing very different ways of life. The North developed an industrial economy (one that manufactures goods in factories), while the South had an agricultural economy (one that depended on farming, and raising animals for food). The North and the South disagreed on the issue of slavery. The debate over slavery and other differences eventually led to the Civil War.  

Let’s begin by doing an image analysis of one of the abolitionists from our last module. The following picture is a depiction of John Brown. We know that he was brave enough to fight for social reform. In this module, we will learn more about how his actions, and the actions of others, sparked war. 

What actions could have been so powerful to have started such a conflict? Who do you think was more influential in beginning this conflict? Slaves? Or free Americans? Think about these questions as you respond to the image below. Document your thinking in your journal

Task Icon Stop and Jot

  1. What actions could have been so powerful to have started such a conflict? Who do you think was more influential in beginning this conflict? Slaves? Or free Americans?
  2. Justify your answer. What makes you think that?

  • Click on the question marks on the picture and jot down your ideas in your journal.

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