Chapter+10+-+The+Union+in+Peril

=Chapter 10 Learning Objectives:=

==="Our political problem now is 'Can we, as a nation, continue together //permanently—forever—//half slave, and half free?' The problem is too mighty for me. May God, in his mercy, superintend the solution."=== —//Abraham Lincoln to George Robertson, August 15, 1855// (edsitement.neh.gov)

===Section 10-1 "The Divisive Politics of Slavery" (pp. 304-309)===
 * 1) Describe the growing differences between the North and South in their economies and ways of life.
 * 2) Explain why the Wilmot Proviso failed to pass and why the issue of California statehood became so important.
 * 3) Analyze how the efforts of Clay, Webster, and Douglas produced the Compromise of 1850 and a temporary halt to talk of secession.

Section 10-2 "Protest, Resistance, and Violence" (pp. 310-317)

 * 1) Describe the provisions of the Fugitive Slave Law and how abolitionists and the Underground Railroad succeeded in defying this law.
 * 2) Explain how Douglas's desire for a northern transcontinental railroad route helped.
 * 3) Describe the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850.
 * 4) Describe the violence that occurred in Kansas in the fight over establishing slavery in the territory.

Section 10-3 "The Birth of the Republican Party" (pp. 318-323)
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 * 1) Identify the political parties that emerged as the North and the South forged new political a lliances.
 * 2) Explain the reasons that led voters to align with a particular party and why Buchanan won the election of 1856.

Section 10-4 "Slavery and Secession" (pp. 324-333)

 * 1) Explain the impact of the Dred Scott decision and the Lecompton Constitution on the political crisis over slavery.
 * 2) Explain why Douglas believed that popular sovereignty was the key to slavery and why Lincoln believed Free-Soil legislation was required for voters to remove slavery.
 * 3) Describe the events at Harpers Ferry and their effect on the North and South.
 * 4) Describe the events that led to Lincoln's election and the establishment of the Confederate States of America.

=Chapter 10 Power Point Presentations=
 * [[file:Section 10-1 Divisive Politics of Slavery.ppt]]
 * [[file:Section 10-2 Protest, Resistance, Violence.ppt]]
 * [[file:10-4 Slavery and Secession.pptx]]

=Chapter 10 Video Resources=

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 * "The Underground Railroad" (History.com)**

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 * "John Brown's Raid" (History.com)**

=Chapter 10 Assignments:=

//Readings are due the next school day unless noted otherwise// ||= **Homework Assignments** //Assignments are due the next school day unless noted otherwise// ||
 * = **Date** ||= **In-Class Assignments** ||= **Reading Assignments**
 * = **Friday**
 * 1.30.15** || * Read Section 10-1 pp. 304-309 in class.
 * Answer the following question in a two paragraph (minimum 10 sentences) response: //Was the Compromise of 1850 doomed to fail? Why or why not? Cite specific terms of the Compromise in your response.// Email responses when finished.
 * Review the differences between the North and South
 * Review the terms of the Wilmot Proviso
 * Analyze the terms of the Compromise of 1850 || * Read Section 10-2 pp. 310-317. || * No written assignment. ||
 * = **Monday**
 * 2.2.15** || * Describe the provisions of the Fugitive Slave Act and ways northern states tried to get around it
 * Kansas-Nebraska Act Interactive Map
 * Discuss the terms of the Kansas-Nebraska Act and how it led to "Bleeding Kansas" || * Read Section 10-3 pp. 318-321. || * Complete [[file:Section 10-3 Questions.doc]] ||
 * = **Wednesday**
 * 2.4.15** || * Review Section 10-3 Assignment
 * Begin working on Section 10-4 homework assignment if time allows || * Read Section 10-3 pp. 318-321 and Section 10-4 pp. 324-331 || * As you read Section 10-4, note the significance of the events below and if they were supported by pro-slavery forces or anti-slavery forces. Email your answers when finished.
 * The // Dred Scott // decision
 * The Lincoln-Douglas debates
 * John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia
 * John Brown's hanging
 * Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860 ||
 * = **Thursday**
 * 2.5.15** || * Discuss answers to 10-4 assignment
 * Review Chapter 10 || * Read Section 11-1 pp. 347-345 || * Chapter 10 Quiz on Friday, 2.6.15 ||
 * = **Friday**
 * 2.6.15** || * **Chapter 10 Quiz Today** || * Read Section 11-2 pp. 347-350 || * No written assignment ||

=Chapter 10 Quiz Review Terms:=
 * Wilmot Proviso
 * Compromise of 1850 / Henry Clay / Stephen Douglas
 * Popular Sovereignty
 * Examples of Northern Resistance to the Fugitive Slave Act
 * // Uncle Tom's Cabin // / Harriett Beecher Stowe
 * Underground Railroad
 * Harriet Tubman
 * Kansas-Nebraska Act
 * Border Ruffians
 * Bleeding Kansas
 * John Brown
 * Know-Nothing Party
 * Free-Soil Party
 * Republican Party
 * Dred Scott Decision
 * Freeport Doctrine
 * John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry, VA
 * Lincoln's View of Slavery
 * Election of 1860
 * Secession
 * Jefferson Davis