Tasks:
- Start class with Manifest Destiny quiz.
- Review components of Compromise of 1850.
- How did the Compromise of 1850 address slavery?
- How did the Compromise of 1850 increase sectional tension?
- Review components of Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854).
- How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act address slavery?
- How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act increase sectional tension?
- Introduce Dred Scott Supreme Court decision. Use notes, as well as primary sources from class to answer questions:
- How did Dred Scott decision address slavery?
- How did Dred Scott decision increase sectional tension?
- Debrief "Decade of Crisis" (the name given to the years between the end of the Mexican-American War and Lincoln's election) by identifying the causes of the Civil War.
- Potential causes of war may include:
- Increased political sectionalism
- Increased economic sectionalism
- Inability of either North or South to create a compromise that addressed issue of slavery
- Absence of strong leaders in government to help create a solution that worked
- End class by discussing Lincoln's Inaugural Address.
- Contextualize his speech by considering the following points
- Lincoln is elected to presidency in 1860 without winning popular vote; some southern states did not even include Lincoln's name on the ballot
- From the time Lincoln is elected (November) to the time he takes office (March) seven southern states have seceded from the Union. Essentially, he stands to deliver his inaugural address before a divided nation.
- Read his inaugural address, and be able to answer: How did Lincoln defend the Union?
Reminders:
- Annotated bibliography due Friday 11/20.
- Short Answer Quiz Thursday 11/19 (review Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, and Dred Scott decision for quiz)
