Buildup to the Civil War

1. Lesson 9: Lincoln and Douglass and War Tension

1.1. Discussion and Note Taking

1.2. Objective: Reflect on information from yesterday. Discuss the formation of the political party as well as past conflicts and differences between the North and South. Take notes on These events as a review and add to these notes, commenting on the building tension between the regions

2. Lesson 10: The Election of 1860

2.1. Video and Note Taking

2.2. Reflect on the past few days by having students read over their notes. Watch a video about the election of 1860 and discuss the information in the video. Finish notes from yesterday by filling in information about the election itself. Begin discussion about why the South succeeeded

3. Lesson 11: Primary and Secondary Sources about

3.1. Preparing for Document Based Question Project

3.2. Review material from the past few lessons. Discuss how there are multiple causes to the war and that it is a complex issue. Analyze primary sources presenting different viewpoints. Discuss analyzing skills and the differences in the articles

4. Lesson 1: Differences between the North and South

4.1. Map Analysis Activity

4.2. Objective: Be able to cite evidence of the differences between the North and South before the civil war and explain how these differences created the basis for the irreconcilable problems between the two regions.

5. Lesson 2: A Modernizing World -- Understanding the inventions of the Industrial Revolution

5.1. Mini-Research Project

5.2. Objective: Complete a two day mini-research project where small groups create a poster and present information found in supplied sources about different inventions from the Industrial Revolution.

6. Lesson 3: Analyzing the impact of modern inventions

6.1. Visualization Activity and Note Taking

6.2. Objective: Visualize and illustrate how life would be with these new technologies. Take notes describing information from Lesson 2, including implications for different sections of society

7. Lesson 4: Predicting impacts of the Industrial Revolution on the North and South

7.1. Prediction Activity and Note Taking

7.2. Objective: Consider statistics and predict how different technologies would impact the North and South in different ways. Discuss these ideas. Take a small amount of guided notes describing what class determined in discussion

8. Lesson 5: Following Slave the Trade

8.1. Three - Four Day Mini-unit on Slave Trade

8.2. Objective: Conduct research, analyze primary and secondary sources, and discuss the route and history of the slave trade, what experiences slaves would have, and how slaves were treated and thought of in the North and South

9. Lesson 6: The Compromise of 1850

9.1. Discussion and Note Taking

9.2. Objective: Discuss the differences between North and South. Use this knowledge to help determine how each region viewed the issue of western expansion. Take notes about these views, the debate over the compromise, and the result of the compromise

10. Lesson 7: Kansas Nebraska and Bleeding Kansas

10.1. Video, Discussion, and Dramatic Lecture

10.2. Objective: Watch a video on these two events and discuss information from this video. Listen and participate in a dramatic lecture explaining (in detail) what exactly happened in these events. (Possibly take notes on events as well)

11. Lesson 8: Formation of the Republican Party

11.1. Speech Analysis Activty

11.2. Objective: In small groups analyze snippets of speeches given by Lincoln and Douglass. In large group discuss the differences and similarities between the candidates as well as why the party split.