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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.
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

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

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

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

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

Required
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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.

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

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

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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.
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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.