GRADE 8
HISTORY ORTING MIDDLE SCHOOL
MR. FOWLER
UNIT 15- NATION BREAKING APART
STUDENT NAME:
Student-Friendly Learning Target Statements
Knowledge
Targets
“What I need to
know!”
Free Soil
Know-Nothing
Popular sovereignty
States Rights
Whig
how they cause problems between
the North and South
Wilmot Proviso Compromise 1850 Fugitive Slave Act
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Kansas-Nebraska Act Dred Scott v. Sanford
Crittenden Compromise
Stephen A. Douglas Harriet Becher Stowe Dred Scott
Abraham Lincoln
John Brown
Jefferson Davis
what forces and events affected Native American tribes.
Trail of Tears
Indian removal Act
compare and contrast the economic paths of the North and South.
Reasoning
Targets
summarize why the South and North reacted differently to the raid by
John Brown
“What I can do with
what I know.”
explain how the 1860 election revealed the division in the country
analyze how the Compromise of 1850 led to problems in the Union
describe how the all the compromising is leading to problems with the
Union
Skill
Targets
discuss why Northerners fought against the Fugitive Slave Act
I can explain how the concept of popular sovereignty lead to problems in
“What I can
demonstrate.”
the Kansas- Nebraska area
Product
Targets
“What I can make to
show my learning.”
Section Quizzes
Film John Brown
10 steps to the Civil War
Ch. 15 test