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Please get out your notes from last class

Please get out your notes from last class. Biography Project Final Drafts Due 11/17 use last names when referring to historical characters remember to incorporate quotes (with page citation) it’s a letter, so it’s okay to have a little personality .

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Please get out your notes from last class

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  1. Please get out your notes from last class Biography Project Final Drafts Due 11/17 use last names when referring to historical characters remember to incorporate quotes (with page citation) it’s a letter, so it’s okay to have a little personality 

  2. Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) • Gadsden Purchase (1853) • Stephen Douglas • popular sovereignty • Missouri Compromise • “Bleeding Kansas” (1856) • John Brown • Lecompton Convention • John Brown Returns • Harpers Ferry (1859)

  3. Please get out paper for your quiz over chapters 18 and 19 • When you finish, pull out the map from last week. On the “slavery” side, do the following: • Label the slave states/territories (as determined by tradition or the federal government) with a “S”. • Label the free states/territories (as determined by tradition or the federal government) with a “F”. • Label the territories whose slavery status was to be determined by popular sovereignty with a “PS”. • Identify the 36’30” line

  4. The Road to War Could the Civil War have been avoided? 10/31

  5. Slavery and Politics • Movement from national parties to sectional parties • Influence of the Free Soilers [1848 election] • Disappearance of the Whigs [1852 election] • Emergence of the Republicans [1856 election] • Split of the Democrats

  6. Slavery and Politics • Dred Scott V. Sandford (1857) • Is Dred Scott free? • The 7-2 decision -- no • Slaves aren’t citizens, so they can’t sue in federal courts. • Slaves are property, and the 5th Amendment protects one’s ability to take property anywhere. • The federal government does not have the right to determine if territories are free or slave. • Panic of 1857

  7. Lincoln Enters the Picture • Prior Knowledge – How would you describe Lincoln’s position on slavery? • Look at the text: • October 1854 • September 1858 • August 1862 • January 1863 • November 1863 • Your reactions? • Is Lincoln’s view consistent or changing? If it changes, why? • How would you describe Lincoln’s position on slavery to others?

  8. Lincoln Enters the Picture • 1860 Pres. Election • Douglas (ND) – popular sovereignty in territories, enforce fugitive slave law • Breckinridge (SD) – extend slavery into the territories and annex Cuba • Bell (CU) – focus on preserving the Union • Lincoln (R) – no expansion of slavery into new territories • Some states pledge to secede if Lincoln wins • Crittenden Compromise (1860)

  9. Possible causes of the Civil War

  10. Pre-Dialogue Writing • Select one of the brainstormed causes and explain why you feel it had the greatest influence on the outbreak of the Civil War.

  11. Qualities of Good Dialogue • A debate is about proving the other side is wrong. A dialogue is an attempt to work together toward a common understanding. • Be a respectful speaker and listener. • Don’t hog the floor; invite others into the conversation. • Support your positions with evidence. • Reference and build on others’ comments and ask questions of one another – we’re all trying to explore this question together. • Stay focused on the topic.

  12. …To End: Post-Dialogue Writing To what degree was your initial opinion about the cause of the Civil War affirmed or changed by the discussion? Provide a thoughtful and supported response.

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