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Reaching the Breaking Point:
A Prelude to the American Civil War
Objective: We can analyze the effects of
the election of 1860 and organize
sequence of events through Cornell Notes
Do Now:
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Lincoln has won the election of 1860.
Who is content with the results? Why?
Who is not? Why?
What happens next
Comparing the Past and
Present
The election of 1860 happened 156 years
ago … yet there are some interesting
comparisons.
Many people are not happy with the
results of the Election of 2016 … what are
they doing in response?
Prelude to the future?
Can we really learn from our past?
AIM: Prelude to the American Civil War
Setting the Stage for Conflict:
The Disparity Between
the North and the South
In 1850, the total
population was 23 million
including 3.2 million slaves
(14% of the population).
Slaves are virtually nonexistent in northern states
and make up the majority
in several southern states.
The Election of 1860
In 1860, the election of
Abraham Lincoln united
the North against slavery,
as he vowed to prevent its
expansion.
Many southern states
refused to recognize
Lincoln as the president.
South Carolina Secedes
The most dependent and deeply rooted in slavery,
South Carolina responded immediately after
Lincoln’s election by formally seceding from the
Union in December of 1960.
The Declaration of Secession for
South Carolina stated:
"We affirm that these ends for which this Government was
instituted have been defeated, and the Government itself has
been made destructive of them by the action of the nonslaveholding States. Those States have assume the right of
deciding upon the propriety of our domestic institutions; and
have denied the rights of property established in fifteen of the
States and recognized by the Constitution; they have
denounced as sinful the institution of slavery; they have
permitted open establishment among them of societies, whose
avowed object is to disturb the peace and to eloign the property
of the citizens of other States. They have encouraged and
assisted thousands of our slaves to leave their homes; and
those who remain, have been incited by emissaries, books and
pictures to servile insurrection."
The South Carolina Congressional Delegation December 1860.
The Northern Response…
In an effort to ‘put down’ the uprising, U.S.
General Robert Anderson moved his
troops from Fort Moultrie, in Charleston,
South Carolina, to Fort Sumter.
Failed Compromises
and the Slippery Slope of Secession
In January of 1861, the senate blocked The
Crittenden Compromise, one of several failed
attempts to ease tension between the North and
South.
Following the lead of South Carolina, Florida,
Alabama, Louisiana, Georgia, Arkansas,
Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Texas
all secede from the Union
The Confederacy is Born
In February of 1861 the
Provisional Constitution
of the Confederacy was
adopted in Montgomery,
Alabama.
Jefferson Davis was
unanimously elected
President of the
Confederacy
March of 1861
On March 4th, 1861
Abraham Lincoln was
inaugurated as sixteenth
president of the United
States.
2 days later, the
Confederate Congress
authorizes an army
consisting of thousands of
enthusiastic volunteers.
A Bloody April…
April 12th, 4:30 am: South Carolina's Fort
Sumter is fired upon by the Confederates
The War Begins….
Objective: We can discuss and review the
expectations for the Civil War Web Quest
and Project
Do Now:
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What interests you most about the Civil War?
If you had the opportunity to study anything
about the Civil War and show what you learned,
how would you do it?
What would you
like to learn?
How would
you like to
show what you
learn?
Part 1 - Civil War WebQuest
Grade – 100 points exam grade
Individual assignment
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Use of technology
Summarizing to show understanding
Grade level conventions MANDATORY
Introduction and Overview
By completing this webquest, you will have viewed a variety
of website on the Civil War that will teach you many things.
To complete the webquest, read and answer the question
that goes with the website.
Once you find the answer, summarize in your words, and
write down the answer.
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NOTE: This is a handwritten assignment!
This must be handed in
Follow writing conventions and write NEATLY
DUE DATE: Monday, November 21, 2016
Websites for WebQuest
Question 1. http://www.ngeorgia.com/history/why.html
Question 2. http://ehistory.osu.edu/world/articles/ArticleView.cfm?AID=31
Question 3. http://www.civilwarhome.com/statesrights.htm
Question 4. None
Question 5. Part 1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Compromise
Part 2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compromise_of_1850
Question 6. http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm
Question 7. http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/dred.htm
Question 8. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1550.html
Question 9. http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/al16.html
Question 10 http://www.civilwarhome.com/csa.htm
Question 11 http://www.civilwarhome.com/ftsumter.htm
Question 12 http://library.thinkquest.org/3055/netscape/battles/bullrun.html
Question 13 http://www.nps.gov/archive/anti/battle.htm
Question 14 http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation
Question 15 http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/battle.htm
Part 2 - Overview
Grade – 100 points x 2 (2 EXAM Grades)
Individual Assignment
Grade Level Conventions
Follow due dates
Civil War Activities
On the following colored document, you
see several activities you can do while
studying the Civil War (webquest). They
are randomly spread throughout the sheet.
Remember, all activities should focus on
some aspect of the Civil War, even if it
does not state it directly.