Download SSUSH8: EXPLAIN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GROWING

Vocabulary
1. Compromise of
1850
2. Fugitive Slave
Act
3. KansasNebraska Act
4. Popular
Sovereignty
5. Dred Scott v.
Sanford
6. State’s Rights
7. Secession
8. Arsenal
9. Siege
10. Emancipation
Proclamation
STANDARD 8: Explain the relationship between growing north-south
divisions and westward expansion
1. Explain how slavery became a significant issue in American politics,
including the slave rebellion of Nat Turner (279-280) and the rise of
abolitionism: William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas (283) and the
Grimke sisters (284).
2. Explain the Missouri Compromise and the issue of slavery in western
states and territories. (246-247)
3. Describe the Nullification Crisis and the emergence of states’ rights
ideology, including the role of John Calhoun and development of
sectionalism. (255-256)
4. Describe war with Mexico and the Wilmot Proviso. (308-310, 312)
5. Explain the Compromise of 1850. (326-329)
STANDARD 9: Identify key events, issues and individuals relating to
the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.
6. Explain the Kansas-Nebraska Act (334-336), the failure of popular
sovereignty, Dred Scott case (341), and John Brown’s Raid (344-345).
11. Thirteenth
Amendment
7. Describe President Lincoln’s efforts to preserve the Union as seen in his
second inaugural address and the Gettysburg speech and in his use of
emergency powers, such as his decision to suspend habeas corpus. (384-385)
12. Fourteenth
Amendment
8. Describe the role of Ulysses Grant (364), Robert E. Lee (361), “Stonewall
Jackson,” William T. Sherman (386), and Jefferson Davis (376).
13. Fifteenth
Amendment
9. Explain the importance of Fort Sumter (353), Antietam (368), Vicksburg
(380-381), Gettysburg (382-384), and the Battle for Atlanta (386-387).
14. Black Codes
10. Describe the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation. (368-369, 372)
15. Impeach
11. Explain the importance of the growing economic disparity between the
North and the South through an examination of population, functioning
railroads, and industrial output. (360-361)
16. Carpetbagger
17. Scalawag
18. Freedmen’s
Bureau
19. Sharecropper
20. Gettysburg
Address
People
John C. Calhoun
Dred Scott
John Brown
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
“Stonewall“ Jackson
William T. Sherman
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
STANDARD 10: Identify legal, political, and social dimensions of
Reconstruction
12. Compare and contrast Presidential Reconstruction with Radical Republican
Reconstruction. (402-409)
13. Explain efforts to redistribute land in the South among the former slaves and
provide advanced education such as Morehouse College, and the Freedmen’s
Bureau. (415-416, 414)
14. Describe the significance of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. (391, 407,
409)
15. Explain Black Codes (405), the Ku Klux Klan (416-418), and other forms of
resistance to racial equality during Reconstruction. (422)
16. Explain the impeachment of Andrew Johnson in relationship to
Reconstruction. (407-408)
Key Battles
Fort Sumter
Antietam
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Battle for Atlanta
SSUSH8: EXPLAIN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GROWING NORTH-SOUTH DIVISIONS AND WESTWARD EXPANSION
Explain how slavery became a significant issue in American politics, including slave rebellions and the rise of abolitionism.
1. How did western expansion contribute to the issue of slavery? What issue had to be addressed each time a territory or state was added?
Who was Nat Turner? What rebellion did he lead? What is an abolitionist? What role did the following people play in the abolitionist
movement: William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and the Grimke Sisters?
Explain the Missouri Compromise and the issue of slavery in western states and territories.
2. What are the provisions (parts) of the Missouri Compromise? How did this temporarily settle the issue of slavery in the western states and
territories?
Describe the Nullification Crisis and the emergence of states’ rights ideology.
3. What was the Nullification Crisis? Why did South Carolina threaten to secede from the Union? What man led the move for secession?
What President threatened to hang him? How was the Nullification Crisis resolved (How did it end?) Why did South Carolina believe they
had the right to secede? What is it called when a state believes it has more power than the Federal government?
Describe war with Mexico and the Wilmot Proviso.
4. What territory did the US gain after winning the war with Mexico? How did this new territory cause more problems between the North and
the South? What is the Wilmot Proviso? Was it successful?
Explain the Compromise of 1850.
5. What happened in California in 1849? How did this cause an issue between the North and the South? What were the terms of the
Compromise of 1850? What is the Fugitive Slave Act? How did this cause more tension between the North and South?
SSUSH9: IDENTIFY KEY EVENTS, ISSUES AND INDIVIDUALS RELATING TO THE CAUSES, COURSE, AND CONSEQUENCES OF THE
CIVIL WAR
Explain the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the failure of popular sovereignty, the Dred Scott case, and John Brown’s raid.
6. What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act say? Who developed the idea of popular sovereignty? Why did popular sovereignty fail specifically in
the Kansas Territory? Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act lead to violence? Who was John Brown? What role did he play in the failure of
popular sovereignty (What did he do)?
7. Who was Dred Scott? Why did he believe he should be freed? What was the Supreme Court ruling on his case?
Describe President Lincoln’s efforts to preserve the Union as seen in his second inaugural address and the Gettysburg speech and in his
use of emergency powers, such as his decision to suspend habeas corpus.
8. At the beginning of the Civil War, what was President Lincoln’s goal for the country? What does he say in his second inaugural address to
support this? What does he say in the Gettysburg address that further demonstrates his initial goal of the war? What did Lincoln do in the
state of Maryland? What does that mean? What was he trying to accomplish by suspending habeas corpus?
Describe the role of Ulysses Grant, Robert E. Lee, “Stonewall” Jackson, William T. Sherman, and Jefferson Davis.
9. List whether the following were Union or Confederate and list their position: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, William t.
Sherman, and Jefferson Davis
Explain the importance of Fort Sumter, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and the Battle for Atlanta.
10. What is the significance of the following battles: Ft. Sumter, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, Atlanta?
Describe the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation.
11. Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation? After what battle was it issued? Who did it free? Who did it NOT free?
Explain the importance of the growing economic disparity between the North and the South through an examination of population,
functioning railroads, and industrial output.
12. What advantages did the North have at the beginning of the war? What advantages did the South have at the beginning of the war?
SSUSH10: IDENTIFY LEGAL, POLITICAL, AND SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF RECONSTRUCTION
Compare and contrast Presidential Reconstruction with Radical Republican Reconstruction.
13. What was another name for President Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan? Why was it called that? How come his plan was never put into
place? How was the South treated during Reconstruction when President Johnson took over? Why did Congress take over
Reconstruction? How was the South treated during Congressional, or Radical Republican, Reconstruction? How long did Congressional
Reconstruction last? What ended Congressional Reconstruction?
Explain efforts to redistribute land in the South among the former slaves and provide advanced education such as Morehouse College,
and the Freedmen’s Bureau.
14. What was the goal of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
Describe the significance of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.
15. What did each of the following amendments do: 13th, 14th, and 15th?
Explain Black Codes, the Ku Klux Klan, and other forms of resistance to racial equality during Reconstruction.
16. What were Black Codes? What was the goal of Black Codes? What was the Ku Klux Klan? What was the goal of the KKK?
Explain the impeachment of Andrew Jackson in relationship to Reconstruction.
17. What reason did Congress use for impeaching President Jackson? What was the REAL reason he was impeached (has to do with
Presidential Reconstruction)?