Chapter 2: Manifest Destiny, Civil War, and Reconstruction (1800–1877)
Summary
During the Nineteenth Century, the North and South held many opposing views about different issues. Reformers, known as abolitionists, sought an end to slavery and began to take action toward this goal. As this movement grew, slavery caused political tension between the North and South. Feminists also worked to reform the political and legal rights of women in the 1800s. The religious movement of the 1820s known as the Second Great Awakening brought about social reform and religious conflicts. Conflict over slavery continued to grow as new territories applied for statehood, and abolitionists spoke out. When Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election, seven southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America. When the Confederacy tried to seize federal military bases in the South, war broke out. In 1862 Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring all slaves in the Confederate states free. Both sides faced problems as the war dragged on. By the end of the century, rights of African Americans were taken away and segregation became law in southern states.
Chapter Outline
Section 1: Reform and Westward Expansion
Section 2: The Union in Crisis
Section 3: The Civil War
Section 4: The Reconstruction Era
During the Nineteenth Century, the North and South held many opposing views about different issues. Reformers, known as abolitionists, sought an end to slavery and began to take action toward this goal. As this movement grew, slavery caused political tension between the North and South. Feminists also worked to reform the political and legal rights of women in the 1800s. The religious movement of the 1820s known as the Second Great Awakening brought about social reform and religious conflicts. Conflict over slavery continued to grow as new territories applied for statehood, and abolitionists spoke out. When Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election, seven southern states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America. When the Confederacy tried to seize federal military bases in the South, war broke out. In 1862 Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring all slaves in the Confederate states free. Both sides faced problems as the war dragged on. By the end of the century, rights of African Americans were taken away and segregation became law in southern states.
Chapter Outline
Section 1: Reform and Westward Expansion
Section 2: The Union in Crisis
Section 3: The Civil War
Section 4: The Reconstruction Era