Warm Up: Divide your paper in half and create this T-chart. Arguments for Slavery Arguments against slavery

Today’s Question: What events led up to the Civil War?

Today’s Activities: 1.Watch videos/takes notes on events leading up to Civil War 2.In groups: lean about one event leading up to the war and prepare to teach the class about it

Compromise: An agreement that is reached when both sides agree to give up something.

Missouri Compromise of 1820 There was a debate about whether new western territories would be ________ states or ________ states. The Missouri Compromise added _______ as a slave state and ______ as a free state. This helped to balance slave states and free states.

Compromise of 1850 In 1850, California entered the United States as a ________ state. In return, _________ southerners demanded stronger fugitive slave laws. Southwest territories would decide the issue of _________for themselves.

Kansas Nebraska Act The ______ in each territory could decide whether to allow slavery or not. This was called popular sovereignty.

Events leading up to war: In groups: Each group will be responsible for learning about ONE event leading up to the Civil War. Your group will teach the class about that event by telling a story. Make sure you include specific dates, names, and places! You may create a skit, song, poem