Hi APUSH!
Agenda
1. Quiz
2. Document Carousel
3. Stages of the Civil War
4. The Civil War: Lecture
and Discussion
5. Homework
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 Pick up the handouts!
MA Personal Liberty Law
What relationship do you think the Fugitive Slave Law has with the this act? Do
you agree with the position of Massachusetts, either ethically, constitutionally on
this matter? Cite evidence to support your position.
Frederick Douglass, “What to a Slave is the Fourth of July?”
Do you agree or disagree with Douglass’ argument? Cite specific evidence
from his argument to support your position.
John Brown’s Speech
What do you think of Brown’s actions? Was he right to
take them?
Lincoln’s Inaugural Address
What is the most important part of this address? Cite
portions of the address to support your position.
Roger B. Taney, Dred Scott Decision
How did the Dred Scott Decision contribute to the growing
sectional crisis? Was the nation already destined for war
by the time the decision was made, or could war have
been averted?
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe's book made great waves in the
North among whites, stirring abolitionism. What impact, if
any, did the words of former slaves have? How would you
assess the weight of these two documents in convincing a
white audience of the evils of slavery?
Report on Abolition, 1847
How effective is the rhetoric in this report? Cite specific
instances to support your perspective.
APUSH: The Civil War
Leading to the War
Barbados Slave Code, 1661
Northwest Ordinance, 1789
Missouri Compromise, 1820
Compromise of 1850
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 1852
Leading to the War
Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
Formation of Republican Party, 1854
Sen Brooks beats Sen Sumner, 1856
John Brown’s Pottawatomie Massacre,
1856
“Bleeding Kansas”, 1856
Leading to the War
Dred Scott Decision, 1857
Lincoln-Douglas Debates, 1858
Brown’s raid on Harpers’ Ferry,
1859
Lincoln Elected President, Nov 1860
South Carolina Secedes, Dec 1860
Leading to the War
Failure of Crittenden Compromise
Formation of Confederate States
of America, Feb 1861
Inauguration of President Lincoln,
Mar 1861
Attack on Ft. Sumter, April 1861
1852 Election
1856 Election
I. The Crisis of Union
A. The Dred Scott Case
I. The Crisis of Union
B. The Lecompton Constitution
I. The Crisis of Union
C. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
I. The Crisis of Union
D. The Legacy of Harpers Ferry
1860 Election
II. The Advent of the Civil War
A. Secession
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Deep South: 1860, Lincoln’s Election
1861: Confederate States of America
(CSA)
II. The Advent of the Civil War
B.
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The Failure of Compromise
Proposed compromise amongst border
states rejected (Crittenden Compromise)
Lincoln’s philosophical commitment
II. The Advent of the Civil War
C. Fighting breaks out
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Fort Sumter
Call for Troops
More Secession
Lines are Drawn