Good afternoon! Please get out your work from last class, and summer work, and any notes you may have from the homework. You’ll need one sheet of paper for a short quiz.

Quiz Briefly answer one of the following questions: Explain one of the conflicts that arose as the US expanded into the West?  Explain Thomas Jefferson’s quote about the wolf.  How did the Missouri Compromise attempt to deal with the problem?

Good afternoon! Please get out a sheet of paper and any notes you may have. Be ready for a short quiz. Please remember your academic integrity. Write down two significant points, arguments, or notable events presented in the homework video.

Unit 1 Intro: Why do we fight? Think of a time when you had to decide whether or not to fight (or argue) over something. For what reasons are we willing to fight? Write your response in your notes. Major Themes Sheet - Origins of the US Civil War. How were the seeds of conflict planted in the early national period? Evaluate the impacts of slavery and of expansion in the growing divide between North & South. What do we already know?

Document Analysis How were the seeds of conflict planted in the early national period? Evaluate the impacts of slavery and of expansion in the growing divide between North & South.

So what? What is the story that these documents tell? How can we use them to address the questions? Q1 - How were the seeds of conflict planted in the early national period? Q2 - Evaluate the impacts of slavery and of expansion in the growing divide between North & South. Best responses from each table – be prepared to share!

Bridging the Gap, Continued… US Government Basics Slavery US Expansion to 1840s

I. US Government in Three Minutes Q1 - How were the seeds of conflict planted in the early national period? I. US Government in Three Minutes How was conflict set up in the structure of the US Government? What kind of government do we have & why does it matter? Unitary vs. Confederal vs. Federal

US Government Articles of Confederation 1781-1789 US Constitution 1789 – a federal system

I. US Government in Two Minutes Q1 - How were the seeds of conflict planted in the early national period? I. US Government in Two Minutes How was conflict set up in the structure of the US Government? What kind of government do we have & why does it matter?

II. Slavery What else stands out to you? Q1 - How were the seeds of conflict planted in the early national period? Q2 - Evaluate the impacts of slavery and of expansion in the growing divide between North & South. https://www.google.com/search?q=crash+course+slavery&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-Address&ie=&oe=&safe=active&surl=1&gws_rd=ssl What else stands out to you?

III. United States Expansion & Conflict through Maps Evaluate the impacts of slavery and of expansion in the growing divide between North & South

Timeline of Expansion 1740, 1783, 1803-04, 1819, 1820, 1845, 1846, 1848, 1853…

American Colonies 1740

United States 1783

United States 1783

1803

1804

1819

Missouri 1819: What’s the big deal? Free states (11) vs. Slave states (11) Balance of power US Senate Increasing opposition to slavery in North Increasing defense of slavery in South

Missouri Compromise 1820

Missouri Compromise Henry Clay – “The Great Pacificator” The terms Missouri admitted as a slave state Maine created as a free state 36’ 30” Line of Latitude Significance?

Decoding Documents OMCL Origin Author, date, circumstances, context Message The Big Message or main point Connections How does this relate to outside knowledge? Limitations What must we consider before taking this at face value? What are the biases or circumstances that affect the message?

Fun with OMCL “…but this momentous question, like a fire bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror.  I considered it at once as the death knell of the Union.  It is hushed indeed for the moment, but this is a reprieve only, not a final sentence.  A geographical line, coinciding with a marked principle, moral and political, once conceived and held up to the angry passions of men, will never be obliterated, and every new irritation will mark it deeper and deeper.” Thomas Jefferson, 1820

Missouri Compromise Through Documents Origin of each Big Message of each Connections? What can we learn about the Mo Compromise?

Manifest Destiny Intro How & why did the outcomes of the war with Mexico 1846-1848 add to sectional difficulties? Article

Exit Ticket How significant were the impacts of slavery and of expansion in the growing divide between North & South. Turn in Summer Assignment, parent slips, requested supplies, etc.