Road to the Civil
War – Study Guide and Questions
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1. |
David Walker |
10. |
Frederick Douglass |
22. |
Know-Nothing
Party |
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2. |
Slave Codes |
11. |
Harriet Beecher
Stowe and Uncle Tom's Cabin |
23. |
Bleeding Kansas |
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3. |
Nat Turner's Revolt |
12. |
Underground Railroad |
24. |
Election of 1856 |
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4. |
Wilmot Proviso |
13. |
Harriet Tubman |
25. |
Hinton Rowan
Helper |
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5. |
Compromise of 1850 |
14. |
Senator Sumner |
26. |
John Brown and Harpers Ferry |
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6. |
Fugitive Slave Law (1850) |
15. |
Kansas-Nebraska Act |
27. |
The Dred Scott case |
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7. |
Sojourner Truth |
16. |
Stephen Douglas |
28. |
Lincoln-Douglas Debates |
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8. |
American
Colonization Society |
20. |
Popular
sovereignty |
29. |
Fort Sumter |
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9. |
William Lloyd Garrison |
21. |
Republican Party |
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A.
Summarize the statistics and information about slavery in NC.
B.
What was the trend in the relocation of slaves in the 40 years before the Civil
War? What do you think accounts for this movement?
C.
What was the purpose of the slave codes?
D.
What were some of the elements of African culture that helped slaves endure the
hardships of slave life?
E.
Why do you think that Southern whites that didn’t own slaves still supported
the institution of slavery?
F.
Compare the restrictions on free blacks and slaves.
G.
Look at the bar graph on p. 306 of the US book. Write a sentence summarizing those statistics.
H.
Look at the line graph on p. 307. Write
a sentence summarizing those statistics.
I. What conclusions can you draw from those two graphs that will be important for understanding the approach of the Civil War?
J. How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the concept of popular sovereignty
lead to deeper divisions between the North and South?
K. Compare the Republican and Democrat parties on the issues and on which
groups were in each party.
L. How did the Dred Scott decision lead to deeper problems in the
country?
M. Identify the four candidates of the 1860 presidential election.
Identify what their positions were and which part of the country supported
each.
N. List as many advantages and disadvantages as you can that the North
and the South each had at the start of the Civil War. Think economically,
politically, and militarily.
O.
Summarize the events in NC from the election of 1860 to NC’s secession.
P. Make a timeline with dates and put the following major events between
1820 and 1860 that led to the Civil War in the correct order.
Bleeding Kansas
California petitions to come in as a state
Firing on Fort Sumter
Compromise of 1850
Lincoln Douglas Debates
Lincoln elected
Mexican War
Nullification Crisis
Raid on Harper's Ferry
Republican Party formed
Secession of VA, AR, TN and NC
Secession of SC, MS, FL, AL, GA, LA and TX
Uncle Tom's Cabin published
Wilmot Proviso
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Day Due |
Assignment |
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Weds.,
Jan. 30 |
1.
Read pp. 265-279 in NC book 2.
Read pp. 290-305 in US book 3.
Answer questions A-I on a separate piece of paper. |
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Thurs.,
Jan. 31 |
1.
Read pp. 287-8, 293-4 in NC book 2.
Read pp. 318-324, 333-34 (top) in US book 3.
Write out ID’s 1 -13 |
| Mon.,
Feb. 4 |
1.
Read pp. 325-9 in US book 2.
Read pp 295-7 in NC book 3.
Write out ID’s 14-26 4.
Answer questions J and K on a separate sheet of paper. |
| Tues., Feb. 5 |
1.
Read pp. 330-335 and 342-6 in US book 2.
Read pp. 298-303 and p. 308 in NC book 3.
Write out ID’s 27-29 4.
Answer questions L-P on a separate piece of paper |
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Turn
in your topic (on a piece of notebook paper) for your Civil War Paper. If you have any other ideas about your paper
as far as what topics you intend to cover or what sources you intend
to use, include that information. If
you’re working with a partner, I only need to receive one copy of your
idea. |
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Fri.,
Feb. 8 |
Test |