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Unit 4.1 Classwork & Homework: Causes of The Civil War

By Haiyen Truong
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14 Questions

CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR

Review: The Missouri Compromise
1.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act
2.
Economic:
- _______ as a source of _______ for the South.
3.
Social:
-_______ over slavery.
-_______ differences.
-_______ (farm) vs. _______ (city) way of life.
4.
Political:
-States' _______ if they want slavery or not.
5.

Which of the facts about Lincoln is your favorite?

6.

What do you think the word "seceded" means?

7.

What does secession mean?

8.

Match the appropriate terms/definitions:

The North
The South
The South
The South
The North
The North
9.

What pattern do you notice between seceding states and the percentage of slaveholding families?

10.

As used in line 2, "kilter" most nearly means,

IIWD.01
11.

Why do you think Truth uses repetition of the phrase "Ain't I a woman?" in this paragraph?

12.

How does Sojourner Truth primarily use religious teachings to make her argument?

13.

Overall, Truth's speech as a whole most emphasizes what qualities of Black women?

Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) was an African-American women’s rights activist and abolitionist. Truth was born into slavery, but escaped to freedom in 1826. “Ain’t I a Woman?” is her most famous speech. She delivered it without preparation at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in 1851. As you read, pay attention to the methods Truth uses to build her argument.
14.

Always read the opening blurb! List two pieces of background information you can gather about the speech/author just by reading the blurb alone: