Classwork: Causes of The Civil War

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10 questions

Note from the author:

Content Objective: I will be able to identify at least two major causes of the Civil War in my own words.
Standard Objective: I will be able to determine implicit relationships between and among individuals and events, (e.g., cause-effect).

Absent? Just want to review the guided notes? Slides are linked here.

Instructions

Content Objective: I will be able to identify at least two major causes of the Civil War in my own words.
Standard Objective: I will be able to determine implicit relationships between and among individuals and events, (e.g., cause-effect).

Absent? Just want to review the guided notes? Slides are linked here.

CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR 

Review: The Missouri Compromise 

In your own words, explain how the Missouri Compromise of 1820 (temporarily) resolved the conflict between Northern and Southern states.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act 

The _______  are going to be turned into states --- should they be slave or free states?

-_______ say FREE because the territories are _______ the Missouri Compromise line

-_______ are outraged because it would mean more free states, which equals _______  for the slave states

How does the government solve this problem? The solution is POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

What is popular sovereignty?

Other Causes of The Civil War 

Economic:
- _______ as a source of _______ for the South.

Social:
-_______ over slavery.
-_______ differences.
-_______ (farm) vs. _______ (city) way of life.

Political:
-States' _______ if they want slavery or not.

Which of the facts about Lincoln is your favorite?

What does secession mean?

Match the appropriate terms/definitions:

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Remained apart of the United States of America		The North
Pro-slavery		The South
Union		The South
Seceded from the United States		The South
Anti-slavery		The North
Confederate States		The North

Classwork: Causes of The Civil War

CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR

Review: The Missouri Compromise

In your own words, explain how the Missouri Compromise of 1820 (temporarily) resolved the conflict between Northern and Southern states.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

What is popular sovereignty?

Other Causes of The Civil War

Which of the facts about Lincoln is your favorite?

What does secession mean?

Match the appropriate terms/definitions:

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