Period 5- 1844-1877
Textbook- Chapter 8, pp. 248-257, Chapter 10, pp. 320-324, Chapter 12
Learning Focus: What were the main issues, events, and debates that led to the inevitability of secession and war, and the continuity of slavery as the main divisive issue.
Lessons/Class Discussions:
12/4- Manifest Destiny- Contextualization for Civil War
12/5-12/6- Impact of the Expansion of Slavery and "King Cotton", packet 2-7, text 248-257
12/9- Causation- The Abolitionist Movement, packet 8-11, text 320-324
12/10- California and the Compromise of 1850: The First Domino Falls, packet 12-14, text 368-378
12/11-12/12- Road to Secession: Was it Inevitable?, packet 15-22. text 376-389
12/13- The Election of 1860- The Catalyst to Secession, packet 23-24, text 389-391
12/16- The Secession Crisis and the Coming of War, packet 25-28, text 391-396
12/17- LEQ Assessment- (more info to follow)
Written Assignments:
HW 21- Due 12/5- packet read pp. 2-7, answer questions 1-5, p. 7
HW 22- Due 12/9- packet read pp. 8-11, text pp. 32-324, answer TASK on p. 11
HW 23- Due 12/16- Answer the SUMMARY question on p. 28 in packet
On Dec 18, you will receive the Civil War packet and the blog will be updated through January 2.
On a personal note, thank you for being a responsive audience as Eleanor told her story. She will return sometime next month to talk to the Period 9 class. Her is the link to her blog:
Eleanor's Blog
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