Gabe

Name: Mark Koil D.O.B: 9-16-1798 Hometown: New York Gender: Male Profession: Soldier Political Views: Republican Religious Views: Christian Hobbies: Collecting old bullets from the battlefield, carving pieces of wood with knives Likes: A woman who can cook a good meal Dislikes: People who use the word “nifty” Favorite books: The Adventure of Sprinkles the Magical Lawn Gnome Favorite quotes: Don’t shoot ‘till you see the white in their eyes

California becomes the thirty first state and enters the Union as a free state in 1850 Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom's Cabin as a response to the pro-slavery movement. The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed by Congress and the Missouri Compromise opens the North to slavery. ** May 1856 ** Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner gives a speech attacking slavery supporters in the Senate. He strongly offends Senator Andrew Butler of South Carolina in his speech. Two days later, South Carolina's Preston Brooks (Butler's nephew) brutally attacks Sumner on the Senate floor with a cane ** 1857 ** Congress passes the Tariff of 1857 which lowers rates to the lowest level since 1812, this is very unpopular in the North but praised in the South.. Minnesota becomes the thirty second state and enters the Union as a free state in 1858. Oregon becomes the thirty third state and enters the Union as a free state in 1859. November - Abraham Lincoln is elected president. Lincoln received 40% of the Popular vote and won 59% of the Electoral votes. On December 26th U.S. Major Robert Anderson moved his troops from Ft. Moultrie in Charleston South Carolina to Ft. Sumter.
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Me to the far left, we're loading a cannon at our current positioned fort for any circumstances.

Our camp positioned out 2 miles from base camp. While moving along, we passed a town and took a rest break. Injured soldiers held back to watch and help for other soldiers. Traveling photographer took this snapshot in the intentions of it being possibly our last photo... President Abraham Lincoln showing his respects to his soldiers. Me (second from the left) and the rest of my troops. Unfortunately the picture ripped Officer Cordivari's face, making me tape it back. Our troop getting a stern talking to after losing a fort. R.I.P. Officers Jordison, Taylor, Wilson, Paul, and Thomson. Our final picture before the battle of Fort Sumter.

What was slavery and why did it exist? There is not one exact answer for this, but there are many different ones. But slavery was an act of putting African-American people to work for life. Some were taken from their homes like seen in the movie Amistad. Others can be born into it, having a mother already a slave; her children will instantly become the master’s property. Slavery was originally created in the case of the new world. People became “indentured servants” until their debts were paid off. But because money would keep being added onto their debt, they continuously worked and worked. As time continues on, this was the starting of slavery. Slavery back then wasn’t frowned upon, but is now today. But all it was was forced labor upon an African-American person. Meaning white settlers needed work to be done around their land and they made these other people do it. I’m also guessing that because they were not viewed as equals, this is why it was forced upon them. And though working for a shelter and food isn’t entirely bad, the white slave owners could have treated them a lot better. Trading them like livestock, and comparing them equal to or less than animals. Cause I’m pretty sure a white man in that time would be more pissed if you hit his dog more than his slave. But in the end, slavery was created from paying off debts, to ending as to being born from a slave mother. They were treated bathetically and this continued on for many many years.

There were in my opinion 4 main causes of the Civil War.

1. Economic and social differences between the North and the South. With Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin 1793, cotton became very economically worth-value. This machine was able to reduce the time it took to separate seeds from cotton. But because of this speed increase, the number of plantations increased, also willing to move from other crops to cotton. This majorly meant the need for cheap labor, like slaves, was no longer needed. Therefore, the southern economy became a focused one sale; this was all depending on cotton and slavery. On the other hand, the northern economy was focused more on industry. The north’s industries were actually purchasing the cotton from the south and turning it into final products like clothing.

2. The fight between Slave and Non-Slave State Proponents. As America began to expand, first starting from the Louisiana Purchase. Then the Missouri Compromise made a rule that prevented slavery in states from the last Louisiana Purchase (the latitude 36 degrees thing). During the Mexican War, America gained even more territory. David Wilmot offered the idea of the Wilmot Proviso, which would ban slavery in the new lands. However, this was not accepted due to too much debate.

3. Increasing Abolition Movements The north became more against slavery. Mercy began to grow for abolitionists and against slavery and slaveholders. This happened after some major events including the publishing of Harriet Stowe’s __Uncle Tom’s Cabin__, the Dred Scott Case, John Brown’s Raid, and the passing of the fugitive slave act that made individuals responsible for keeping fugitive slaves even if they were located in non-slave states.

4. The election of Abraham Lincoln Even though things were already going bad, when Lincoln was elected in 1860, South Carolina made its “Declaration of the Causes of Secession”. Becayse they believed that Lincoln was anti-slavery and in favor of the north. Before Lincoln was even president, seven states had left from the union: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.