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Sectionalism and the Kansas-Nebraska Act

This document provides an overview of a lesson on how American expansion influenced the development of sectionalism and American government. It includes readings, videos, and questions about key events and legislation around the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the role of abolitionism in increasing sectional tensions between the North and South. The materials are meant to help students understand the political and social divisions between slaveholding and non-slaveholding states that eventually led to the Civil War.

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Sectionalism and the Kansas-Nebraska Act

This document provides an overview of a lesson on how American expansion influenced the development of sectionalism and American government. It includes readings, videos, and questions about key events and legislation around the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the role of abolitionism in increasing sectional tensions between the North and South. The materials are meant to help students understand the political and social divisions between slaveholding and non-slaveholding states that eventually led to the Civil War.

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Sectionalism,

America Divided

Content Objective Learning Target Intro


Explain how American expansion By the end of this lesson I can explain Listen to Abraham Lincoln’s
influenced the development of how American expansion influenced the speech, A House Divided
development of sectionalism and Against Itself
sectionalism and American American Government.
government
SS.8.5.3

Explore Write Notes


In your class notebook, take notes as you watch
Watch War & Expansion: Crash Course US History the video.
#17

Read the brief explanation of the historical context


for the sectionalism crisis.

Explain Vocab, Summaries, & Questions


Read The Missouri Compromise of 1820 As you read this document complete this
worksheet

Read this letter written by Thomas Jefferson to Answer the following questions on a separate
John Holmes in April of 1820. google doc.

What two metaphors does Jefferson use to


describe America's slavery controversy?

Taken together, what impression do these


metaphors convey about the intensity with which
Jefferson viewed the slavery question?

What did Jefferson imply that he would be willing


to do if he thought it would help?

What did he mention as a possible two-pronged


solution to the slavery problem?

On what personal note does he end his letter?

On the same google doc, answer the following


Watch How one piece of legislation divided a nation question.
by Ben Labaree, Jr. In the 1850s, most white northerners were not
abolitionists and yet there was widespread
opposition in the North to the Kansas-Nebraska
Act. Why?

Read through the five laws enacted by Congress as Answer the following questions on a separate
The Compromise of 1850 google doc.

What was the Fugitive Slave Act?


How was it responsible for raising tensions
between the North and South?

Was the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 constitutional,


why or why not?
Complete this worksheet after finishing the
assigned reading.

Read The Kansas Nebraska Act

Read and respond to Abolitionism Interpreting 1. Why was it not until the late eighteenth century
Primary Sources that large numbers of individuals considered
slavery to be morally wrong?

2. Why did abolitionists consider slavery to be


wrong?

3. Are agitation and denunciation an effective way


of opposing a social evil or do such methods
simply breed resistance?

Check for Understanding Complete this quiz

Apply Demonstrate Your New


Knowledge
As the previous readings have shown, the battle to be
granted statehood is often a partisan issue. Read the A House Divided
following articles and answer the questions. Draw and upload or create a google drawing of a
Second-Class Citizens: How D.C. and Puerto Rico Lose house. The foundation, structure and roof all must
Out on Democracy symbolize different sectional conflicts that led to
The Political Implications of D.C./Puerto Rico Statehood the Civil War. Then, write a brief explanation for
Transcript of Northwest Ordinance (1787) your reasoning for each.

What similarities are there between the political strife of


the early - mid 1800s and modern day?

In your opinion, should Puerto Rico and D.C. be granted


statehood, only one or the other, or neither? Why?

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