4.30.15 Events Leading up to the Civil War

Objective: Historians of 2019 will describe the events leading to an increased tension between the North and South leading up to the Civil War

Task 1: Dred Scott Case / John Brown's Raid

• Open today's reading (do not make a copy)

Task 2: Videos

Dred Scott Supreme Court Case

John Brown's Raid

Additional Resources:

• Dred Scott (National Park Service)
• Harriet  Beecher Stowe Center 
• John Brown's Holy War (American Experience) 

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4.23.15 Events Leading up to the Civil War

Objective: Historians of 2019 will evaluate the effectiveness of congressional compromises in resolving the conflict between North and South leading up to the Civil War

Task 1: Compromises Leading up to the Civil War

Task 2: Videos

Compromise of 1850 (Hip Hughes)

Compromise of 1850 Lecture Video 

Additional Resources:

• Missouri Compromise (Education Portal)
• Compromise of 1850  (Education Portal) 
• Compromise of 1850 and Fugitive Slave Act

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4.22.15 Civil War

Objective: Historians of 2019 will evaluate the effectiveness of congressional compromises in resolving the conflict between North and South leading up to the Civil War

Task 1: American Civil War Pre-test

• Click the link and take Civil War Pre-test

Task 2: Political Cartoon Analysis 

Task 3: Congressional Compromises 

Task 4: Additional Readings

• The Missouri Compromise of 1820 (History.com)
• The Missouri Compromise of 1820 (PBS)
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Task 5: Video / Congressional Compromises

• The Missouri Compromise of 1820

• Tariffs - Road to the Civil War 

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4.20.15 Declaration of Sentiments

Objective: Historians of 2019 will explain the sentiments (complaints) and the resolutions listed in the Declaration of Sentiments 

Elizabeth C. Stanton and the Declaration of Sentiments 

Additional Resources: 

• Ten Stats on Women's Equality that might be Scarier than Halloween 
• There is more gender equality than you think 
• Declaration of Sentiments 
• Not for Ourselves Alone (Woman's Rights Movement)
• Audio - Reading of the Declaration of Sentiments 
• Women's Rights Timeline 
• Era of Reform Videos 

4.15.15 Abolition Movement

Objective: Historians of 2019 will evaluate the effectiveness of different strategies to abolish slavery

Task 1: Abolition Movement

• Essay Template (create a copy and rename)
• Background essay on Frederick Douglass and John Brown

Task 2: Video

• BrainPop - Frederick Douglass 
• BrainPop - Underground Railroad 

Frederick Douglass

Additional Resources:

• Douglass Speaks about Brown Meeting
• Abolitionists
• Underground Railroad 
• Era of Reform Videos

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4.14.15 Age of Reform

Objective: Historians of 2019 will describe the goals and strategies of different reform movements of the mid-19th century

Task 1: Age of Reform 

Task 2: Reform Movements 

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4.9.15 Review Sheet

Objective: Historians of 2019 will effectively use their resources to review for the Manifest Destiny Unit Test

Vocabulary Review: 

Review Resources: 

• Interactive Map - US Acquires Territories
• Brain Pop - Westward Expansion  
• Brain Pop - Andrew Jackson
• Brain Pop - Trail Tears  
• Brain Pop - Mexican - American War
• Brain Pop - California Gold Rush 

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4.8.15 Gold Rush

Objective: Historians of 2019 will analyze the experience of diverse people during the Gold Rush 

Task 1: California Gold Rush

• Gold Fever Article 

Task 2: Diverse History of California Gold Rush 

• Chasing a Dream (click on Part 3 to find all the articles) 

Additional Resources:

• Google Presentation - California Gold Rush 
• Gold Rush - Oakland Museum of California 
• Sacrament Bee - California Gold Rush 
• American Experience - The Gold Rush 
• Interactive Game - Strike it Rich
• 8 Facts About the California Gold Rush 

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4.7.15 Westward Expansion / Manifest Destiny

Objective: Historians of 2019 will evaluate the actions of the United States during the era of Manifest Destiny 

Interactive Westward Expansion Map:

• Westward Expansion Review 

Sample Political Cartoons: 

• student samples (1 -6)
• student samples (7)

Extension opportunity: 

• It's No Laughing Matter (learn more about political cartoons)

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4.6.15 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Objective: Historians of 2019 will (1) describe the stipulations of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; (2) evaluate the extent to which people’s rights were protected after the Mexican-American War
 

Task 1: Mexican - American War

Task 2: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 

Task 3: Were the rights of Mexicans living in the United States protected after the Mexican-American War?

 

• Primary Source Documents 

Mexican - American War Video Clips 

• Mexican-American War (3 of 6) 
• Mexican-American War (4 of 6) 
• Mexican-American War (5 of 6) 
• Mexican-American War (6 of 6) 

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Extension Opportunities: 

Interactive US Westward Expansion Map

Abraham Lincoln PROTESTS the U.S - Mexican War
California's Bear Flag Revolt