Election of 1860

Last week in class we made a short "Show Me" on the election of 1860. President Lincoln was victorious in this election which made him the 16th president of the United States of America. Also we watched a crash course video tht showed how the slavery issue caused a division for many things.  The results of theelection of 1860 represented the deep divisions of the south in many ways. For example Breckenridge believe in no limits on slavery and he won most deep southern states. Lincoln was against slavery so he obviously won many northern states. Bell wanted to preserve te constitution and the union as it is, including slavery and he won 3 states bordering the north and the south. Finally Douglas wanted to determine the spread of slavery by using popular sovereignty. He only won Missouri. This shows how America really wasn't agreeing at this point in time which led to the civil war. This map shows the states that each candidate won. At this time in America people had a hard time agreeing on anything and I'm happy we got over it. 

Also we made a short "Show Me" enjoy!

http://www.showme.com/sh/?h=IOH7CIS

Stats and Strategies

In my info-graphic I tried to add the most vital information to show who had the advantage, either the north or the south.  The first fact I chose was the railroads.  The north had 21,700 miles of railroad and the south had 9,000 miles of railroad.  This gives the north the advantage because they could ship things farther.  If their soldiers need more supplies they can reach them with no problem.  The second point I added in my info-graphic was the total population.  There were 23,000,000 people in the north and there were 8,700,000 people in the south.  This gives an advantage to the north because most likely the north had more soldiers.  Also I added that the south had an advantage because they had the nations military colleges in the south and most of their officers sided with the confederacy.  This means they had more highly trained soldiers than the north.  Strategy gave an advantage to the north in my opinion.  One of the strategies by Lincoln was to create a blockade at all naval ports down the east coast all the way to the Gulf of Mexico.  This was to stop the south from shipping cotton to Europe and stop southerners from importing manufactured goods they needed.  This cut off it's biggest money maker and didn't let them get the things they needed.  Money was a big part of the Civil War.  The north crushed the south in this category.  The north produced 1.5 billion dollars in manufactured goods and the south only produced 1.5 million dollars in manufactured goods.  This gives the north the freedom to spend more money on the supplies they needed.  This process helped me understand the situations faced by the Union and Confederacy at the start of the civil war.  For example I had no idea how much goes into the war before looking at this information.  Comparing these stats and strategies shows that the north definitely had the advantage entering the war.  Both sides had to deal with many situations before the war.  They had to worry about money to fund the war.  They had to get people to fight, and they also needed transportation to send there soldiers places and go to them if help is needed.  People definitely underestimate everything. that goes into consideration before a war.

TENSIOn between the states | Create infographics

Women's Reform

How did mid-19th century american Society react yo women's demands for equality? Does 21st century society still react differently to men and women?

American society didn't give any attention to women's demand for equality in the mid-19th century and that is not right.  They all thought women were supposed to cook, clean, and take care of the children, basically they were like maids and had to wait on their husbands at every beckoning call.  For example the image below some of the things women had to do.  Making sure the house was cleaned, watching children, fixing broken items in the home, taking care of animals, helping children with school work, making clothes for family are just a few of many things women had to do.  They really didn't have many rights either.  They had to fight and earn everything they had.  You'd think after all they did they could at least be treated equal, but no they were still treated as the inferior race.  There were many women who protested for equality and many failed, but they kept fighting.  In my opinion women being trapped in the house is a waste of talent.  They could be changing the world and achieving their dreams but they're basically held back from doing what they want.  That is just demoralizing in my opinion.  Luckily after many hard fought campaigns and protests women are equal with men and that's the way it should be.  

In the 21st century I feel like people still act differently to men and women.  There are definitely still some stereotypes of women.  For example many people always think of the women staying home with the children and having too cook and clean.  For example in many baby commercials it's always a mom and her baby and that;s not always the case.  The world has had a substantial change in a good way also.  Women have just as many rights as men and can do everything they can.  I also believe a women hasn't been elected president because some people still believe that a woman couldn't run our country but I believe they are just as capable as men.  Also I believe we will have a woman leading our country and that will be a huge step in destroying those stereotypes.  

As a nation we have made tremendous strides in woman equality.  I have a great amount of respect for women that stand up for their rights.  Women were treated very poorly and that is just not okay and I am glad we made a change.  Women are treated equal today and that is the way it should be.  Women deserve everything they have and they deserve equal right also.  

Elephant in the Room

The debate of slavery was "the elephant in the room" in the early 19th century for American politics because everyone knew it was a problem but, they knew it was just going to lead to a big disagreement. In class we read passages and articles and took notes on events like the Missouri compromise of 1850, the Gadsden purchase, the Lincoln and Douglas debates, the Kansas Nebraska Act and a couple more. Obviously many people had different views of slavery an the north and south were divided. The north was anti-slavery and the south was pro-slavery. 

Missouri compromise creates an even split of 11 slave states and 11 free states. This means slave states and free states have an even number of votes in the senate. Also, all new territory north of the 36 degrees 30 minutes latitude line will be free in the future. "The compromise of 1850 accomplished what it set out to do-- it kept the nation united-- but the solution was only temporary. Over the next decade the country's citizens became divided over the issue..." This show that a disagreement was doomed to happen and it's difficult to find a permanent solution because people always want more. 

In the Kansas Nebraska act it broke the rules of the Missouri compromise. It let slavery extend past the line they set. Also it did enable anti-slavery people move out west which can lead to more free states. Many people didn't like this for example Charle Sumner wrote a letter to the president and he said "It is the rape of a virgin Territory, compelling it to the hateful embrace of Slavery; and it may be clearly traced to a depraved desire for a new Slave State, hideous offspring of such a crime, in the hope of adding to the power of Slavery in the National Government." This shows that there was still a huge problem the north and south just can't agree on. Charles summer strongly states his opinion that we should not have broken the Missouri compromise because slavery might spread and can add power to slavery in the national government. 

 

Also the Dred Scott decision of 1857 was a very big event. Dred Scott, an enslaved man living in Missouri, filed suit against his owner.He argued he and his wife Harriet were free because they once lived with their owner in states and territories where slavery was illegal. The court didn't agree with them and ruled against Dred Scott 7 to 2. In an article on the Dred Scott case it states "The court think the affirmative of these propositions cannot be maintained." This basically shows that there isn't many ways to get out of slavery. His argument was valid but the courts found away around it. They basically said that he didn't have the right to file a law suit because he's black. This is another reason why no one wanted to discuss the "elephant in the room". 

The caning of Charles Sumner was a huge event aswell. Senator Charles sumner gave speech that was named the crime against Kansas. In the speech he attacked southerners for forcing slavery on his territory. 2 days later Preston Brooks was angered by the speech and he beat him with a cane.  Never recovered from these injuries. 

Slavery was ahi he problem and everyone was aware. Nobody wanted to discuss this because they knew what was coming later. Violence is never good for a country and they knew that was coming. It too them a long time to finally solve this problem. 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2951.html

http://www.edline.net/files/_BWH0Y_/e42eb7fac3a9a6113745a49013852ec4/The_Crime_Against_Kansas.pdf

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2933t.html

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caning_of_Charles_Sumner