1. Period 5: 1844 – 1877
Days 1 – 3

2. Warm-Up: Quote Analysis
Respond to the following quote by Shelby Foote…
“Before the war, the collection of ‘United’ States were an ‘are’; after the war the USA became an ‘is’. And had the Confederates won, the USA would have become a ‘was’.”
For example…
The United States are deciding whether to trade with China.
The United States is deciding whether to trade with China

3. Should the war be called a ‘civil war’?
War waged by two separate regions
Implies two different groups fighting for control of a single government
Most Northerners on Union side
Most Southerners on Confederate side
Confederacy seeking to exist independently

4. Should the war be called a ‘civil war’?
“The War Between the States”? OR “The War of the Rebellion” ? “ ”?

5. North Versus South
Southerners came to believe that the South possessed a character quite distinct from that of the North…
But is this the case?
Language?
Religion?
Legal System?
Political Culture?
Heritage?
Race?
Language?
Religion?
Legal System?
Political Culture?
Heritage?
Race?
Were the two halves of the “union” made for each other?
Historians blame a small minority of extremists—Northern abolitionists and Southern ‘fire-eaters’ (Southerners who wanted to leave the Union) for tensions in the years before 1861, and blamed blundering politicians for failing to find a solution to the ‘impending crisis’

6. Mapping: Growth of the United States to 1853
Use a textbook and/or own technology to identify and locate each region described in the statements
Label each region with its name, the year it became part of the United States, and the letter of the description
Answer the following critical thinking questions…
How does your map illustrate the idea of “manifest destiny”?
What do you think Mexico and Britain thought about manifest destiny? Explain.

7. War & Expansion
If someone says it better, let them say it… CRASH COURSE #17
While watching, complete the fill-in notes!

8. The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850

9. Warm-Up: Partner Review—People’s History Chapter 8: “We Take Nothing by Conquest, Thank God”
What previous knowledge was confirmed in the text?
What new knowledge was put forth in the text?
What surprised you about the text?
What confused you about the text?

10. Document Analysis—The Mexican War—Was It in the National Interest?
Manifest Destiny furnished the drive and umbrella of respectability for westward expansion. However, each of the sections and, in many instances, individuals and groups had their own motives for promoting American expansion to the Pacific. Some of these motives were idealistic, while others were based on economic greed or prejudices.
Arguments for American expansion
Arguments against American Expansion
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11. Group Work: “Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854 – 1861”
Group Assignments
“The Impact of Uncle Tom’s Cabin” (pgs. 417 – 422)
“Bleeding Kansas and ‘Bully’ Brooks” (pgs. 422 – 425)
“The Dred Scott Decision” (pgs. 425 – 428)
“The Lincoln-Douglas Debates” (pgs. 428 – 430)
“John Brown at Harpers Ferry” (pgs. 430 – 434)
“The Presidential Campaign of 1860” (pgs – 436)
Group Checklist
Title
Summary of the event
Who (background, position in society, participants in event, etc.)
What (strict definition of the event, what an individual accomplished)
When (year, decade, time period)
Where (placement of person/event)
Why (importance, significance to history)
Direct quotes from primary sources
Supportive of the given situation / event significance in leading to the Civil War (give credit where credit is due)
Visual
Supportive of the given situation / event
Clear and descriptive (include caption if need be)

12. “Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854 – 1861”
Summary of the situation / event
Impact of the situation / event towards the Civil War
“The Impact of Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
“Bleeding Kansas and ‘Bully’ Brooks”
“The Dred Scott Decision”
“The Lincoln-Douglas Debates”
“John Brown at Harpers Ferry”
“The Presidential Campaign of 1860”

13. The Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion
If someone says it better, let them say it… CRASH COURSE #18
While watching, complete the fill-in notes!

14. Southern Guilt?
After Lincoln’s election success in many Southerners determined to secede from the Union…
To what extent was the South to blame for the Civil War?
To what extent was the South to blame for the Civil War?

15. Comparison of “Purpose”
Based on the secondary and primary source reading…
What comparison can you draw between the situations for the Southerners and the Japanese?
How did they feel?
Why did they feel this way?
Was their response justified?