USH Chapter 18, Part 2: Renewing the Sectional Struggle (1848-1854)

Welcome to part 2 of your Chapter 18 reading! As you read, consider the following essential question:

What are the causes of the U.S. Civil War?

As always, "Focus Questions" should guide your reading and notes, but you do not necessarily have to explicitly answer them.

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It can be reasonably inferred that the only way for the U.S. to maintain control of the new Pacific Coast was to

build a canal across Central America.

construct a transcontinental railroad.

grant the territories quick statehood.

build a string of military forts across the West.

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According to Map 18.2, the Gadsden Purchase of 1851 allowed the United States to acquire

land from France that expanded the country west towards California.

Oregon country from the southern border of British Canada.

the Lonestar Republic known as Texas from Spain.

land from Mexico that extends the New Mexico territory south.

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According to Map 18.3 and the information in the reading, the admission of the Kansas and Nebraska territories under popular sovereignty would

jeopardize negotiations between the city of Chicago and the Pacific Railroad Company.

strengthen public support for the Compromise of 1850.

require the repeal of the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

ban slavery from spreading into new territory.

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According to the passage, Stephen Douglas made a critical mistake for

believing that slavery could not survive in Kansas.

overestimating southern protest to the bill.

underestimating the extent of northern opposition to slavery.

allowing slavery to spread into new territory.

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Bleeding Sumner (1856)

Ironically, Senator Sumner would suffer one of the first physical blows of the Civil War as his "Crime Against Kansas" speech - which opposed popular sovereignty and the expansion of slavery - would lead Representative Preston Brooks to literally attack him with a cane on the Senate floor...

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According to the passage, the Kansas-Nebraska Act directly resulted in

the emergence of the new Republican party.

the unification of Democratic party factions.

the resurgence of the Whig political party.

the political resurgence of the Free Soil party.

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Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and using the "rectange" tool to box the 5 most important key terms in the space provided.

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Do you have any feedback or questions about the Formative reading or comprehension questions that you want to go over in class?

Bleeding Kansas (1856-1861)

This term describes the period of violence during the settling of the Kansas territory. Pro-slavery and free-state settlers flooded into Kansas to try to influence the decision. Violence soon erupted as both factions fought for control, eventually merging with the wider national Civil War in 1861.

Do NOT proceed beyond this line. The rest of this Formative will be completed in-class.

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Based on your understanding of Chapter 18, was the Civil War inevitable [bound to happen] or was this national conflict avoidable? Explain why or why not using at least 3 complete sentences and 1 piece of text evidence from the reading.
Sentence Starters:
The American Civil War was preventable/inevitable because...
According to the text, "specifictext evidence should be no more than 1-2 sentences" (Kennedy and Cohen, pg. #).
Hence, key term [historical event] demonstrates how...
Strong writing will be highlighted in class. Come prepared to debate!

USH Chapter 18, Part 2: Renewing the Sectional Struggle (1848-1854)

It can be reasonably inferred that the only way for the U.S. to maintain control of the new Pacific Coast was to

According to Map 18.2, the Gadsden Purchase of 1851 allowed the United States to acquire

According to Map 18.3 and the information in the reading, the admission of the Kansas and Nebraska territories under popular sovereignty would

According to the passage, Stephen Douglas made a critical mistake for

According to the passage, the Kansas-Nebraska Act directly resulted in

Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and using the "rectange" tool to box the 5 most important key terms in the space provided.

Do you have any feedback or questions about the Formative reading or comprehension questions that you want to go over in class?

It can be reasonably inferred that the only way for the U.S. to maintain control of the new Pacific Coast was to

According to Map 18.2, the Gadsden Purchase of 1851 allowed the United States to acquire

The passage suggests that opening up the Kansas-Nebraska Territory to "popular sovereignty" would allow slavery to be determined by

As used in paragraph 3 of this section, line 1, "flatly" most nearly means

According to Map 18.3 and the information in the reading, the admission of the Kansas and Nebraska territories under popular sovereignty would

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

According to the passage, Stephen Douglas made a critical mistake for

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

As used in line 2 of this section, "measures" most nearly means

According to the passage, the Kansas-Nebraska Act directly resulted in

Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and using the "rectange" tool to box the 5 most important key terms in the space provided.

Do you have any feedback or questions about the Formative reading or comprehension questions that you want to go over in class?

The passage suggests that opening up the Kansas-Nebraska Territory to "popular sovereignty" would allow slavery to be determined by

As used in paragraph 3 of this section, line 1, "flatly" most nearly means

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

As used in line 2 of this section, "measures" most nearly means