Unit 3.6 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.

Unit 3.6 Classwork: Causes of the Civil War

Last updated over 1 year ago

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.

Part I: 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?

That's all for today! If you didn't finish the Unit 3.5 Classwork on the Missouri Compromise last night, click here now!

Part II: President Lincoln and the Civil War
Content Objective: I will be able to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the the North versus the South.
Standard Objective: I will be able to analyze information presented quantitatively in such forms as graphs, tables, and charts.

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

What do you notice about how President Lincoln changed over the course of the Civil War?

Did you know any of these facts prior to taking U.S. History? Which one is most interesting to you?

Required

Which side had the advantage at the start of the Civil War?

Under "Show Your Work" explain how you know by referencing specific details from the chart.

Required

Why would resources like railroads and factories be helpful in winning a war?

Required

Lincoln did _______  free the Border States (brown) because he was worried that those states, which had huge _______, numerous factories, and an intricate railroad network, would _______  the Confederacy.

Required

While the Emancipation Proclamation did not free _______  slaves, it did prompt thousands of slaves to join the Union army and fundamentally change the nature of the Civil War into a _______ cause against slavery. By war’s end, some _______  Black men served in the Union army, which was about _______  of total enlistments. Units, however, were _______  and Blacks were still paid less.

Unit 3.6 Classwork: Causes of the Civil War

Unit 3.6 Classwork: Causes of the Civil War

Part I: 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?

Part II: President Lincoln and the Civil War

What do you notice about how President Lincoln changed over the course of the Civil War?

Did you know any of these facts prior to taking U.S. History? Which one is most interesting to you?

Which side had the advantage at the start of the Civil War?

Under "Show Your Work" explain how you know by referencing specific details from the chart.

Why would resources like railroads and factories be helpful in winning a war?

Part I: 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?

Part II: President Lincoln and the Civil War

What do you notice about how President Lincoln changed over the course of the Civil War?

Did you know any of these facts prior to taking U.S. History? Which one is most interesting to you?

Which side had the advantage at the start of the Civil War?

Under "Show Your Work" explain how you know by referencing specific details from the chart.

According to the figure, before the Civil War began in 1861,

Why would resources like railroads and factories be helpful in winning a war?

According to the figure, before the Civil War began in 1861,

Unit 3.6 Classwork: Causes of the Civil War

Unit 3.6 Classwork: Causes of the Civil War

Part I: 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?

Part II: President Lincoln and the Civil War

What do you notice about how President Lincoln changed over the course of the Civil War?

Did you know any of these facts prior to taking U.S. History? Which one is most interesting to you?

Which side had the advantage at the start of the Civil War?Under "Show Your Work" explain how you know by referencing specific details from the chart.

Why would resources like railroads and factories be helpful in winning a war?

Part I: 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?

Part II: President Lincoln and the Civil War

What do you notice about how President Lincoln changed over the course of the Civil War?

Did you know any of these facts prior to taking U.S. History? Which one is most interesting to you?

Which side had the advantage at the start of the Civil War?Under "Show Your Work" explain how you know by referencing specific details from the chart.

According to the figure, before the Civil War began in 1861,

Why would resources like railroads and factories be helpful in winning a war?

According to the figure, before the Civil War began in 1861,

Which side had the advantage at the start of the Civil War?

Under "Show Your Work" explain how you know by referencing specific details from the chart.

Which side had the advantage at the start of the Civil War?

Under "Show Your Work" explain how you know by referencing specific details from the chart.