1. Road To Civil War
Days 1-2

2. Essential Questions
How can growth and change have an impact on the land and the people of a nation?
How did increased diversity in the United States impact the lifestyles, beliefs and struggles of the diverse ethnic groups?
What role did technology and geography play in the development of the United Stated throughout the 1800s?
How did Americans work to reform the United States and create a distinct culture?

3. Assignment
Read pages in your Social Studies Text book and answer the following questions with a partner or individually.
You may hand write your answers or type them into the assignment on Edmodo.

4. Questions for Day 1 Reading
What are free states and slave states? Page 114
What was the Missouri Compromise? Page 114
What was the Fugitive Slave Act? Why was it important? Page 115
What impact did the Underground Railroad have at the time of the Civil War? Page 116
Name three people that fought against slavery and describe the methods that they used. Page
What happened during the election of 1860? What were the events that followed the election? Page 117

5. Questions for Day 2 Reading
How did people of the United States feel after the Battle of Bull Run? Page 120
What was the Emancipation Proclamation and how did it affect the events of the Civil War? Page 120
Explain the advantages and disadvantages for both the Union and Confederate soldiers during the war. Page 121
What was the turning point in the Civil War? Page 122
What were the effects of the Civil War? Page 122
What was Reconstruction and how did it affect the people of the United States?
 Page 123
How did things change after Reconstruction ended? Page 124

6. Top 5 Causes of Civil War
the-Civil-War.htm
Click on the link to watch a film on the top 5 causes of the Civil War.