Why did the south secede?

·        The South felt-outnumbered and –overpowered by the North

·        Ulysses grant was a very good general and was “pwning” the south

·        Abraham Lincoln stubbornly opposed having slavery in the northern states

·        The southern states wanted to continue having slavery instituted into the new states+

·        Slavery

·        Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation

·        Didn't agree with the decision

·        Had acres and acres of plantations they needed to staff

·        The South seceded due to the Union’s unrelenting force at Petersburg in

·        1865.

·        Confederates vs. Union

·        Union leader (Lincoln) wanted to emancipate slavery

·        Confederates (led by Jefferson Davis) wanted to keep slaves to work on their plantations and work for them

·        The Union was gaining ground and winning the war

·        The South seceded because they knew they did not want to abide by the Union laws about slavery so they separated

·        the south seceded because of tariffs. They also seceded because the north was fighting for justice and peace and wanted to free the slaves, and the south did not want to get rid of their slaves.

·        North wanted to abolish slavery, south still wanted slavery

·        North bothered south about property, women’s rights, voting, and slavery so south got annoyed

·        Considered themselves different from the north. Had different views and opinions. Thought they were better off as a new country

Who freed the slaves?

-the north

-people who realized it was wrong (in the south too)

-Abraham Lincoln

+ Decisions get made by those in certain situations who are most educated.

* Abraham Lincoln - through his Emancipation Proclamation

* Lincoln could make these decisions because he was president

* Do you make decisions if half of your country disagrees?

* Do you do what's right over what looks best?

President Lincoln freed the slaves due to the Emancipation Proclamation in

1863.                                                                     

Harriet Tubman and other escaped slaves and people who were against slavery helped free slaves through the Underground Railroad

Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation officially freed the slaves

The leader of the winning side got to make the decisions

Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation on

January 1, 1863.

(How do decisions get made and who gets to make them?)

• Lincoln freed them with the Emancipation Proclamation
• The slaves freed themselves by running away from their masters
• Harriet Tubman, who helped take a lot of slaves to freedom, was a slave herself so slaves did free themselves

How do decisions get made and who gets to make them?

• Individual people of society make decisions. They make decisions based on when the word is spread to people and they can either agree or disagree
• South thought government was become to strong and had too much of an influence over the people since Lincoln’s election.
• Decided it would be better for themselves if they separated