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Chapter 14
The Nation Divided
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Chapter 14 (p480-507)
Copy and think about the Chapter Essential Question. You will
answer this at the end of the chapter.
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Section 14.1 - Growing Tensions Over Slavery (p
482- 485)
Copy and think about the Section Focus Question. You will answer this at the
end of the section.
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Key Terms
1. Popular sovereignty
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2. secede
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3. fugitive
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4. controversy
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Questions 1. Why was the Free-Soil Party founded?
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How did California’s proposed admission to the Union affect the debate
between the North and the South over slavery?
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What was the Wilmot Proviso?
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Did the Wilmot Proviso successfully address the nation’s divisions over
slavery? What effect did it have on the nation?
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What were the main issues that led to Henry Clay’s proposed compromise?
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What did southerners want Congress to do about enslaved people who had
fled to the North?
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Who was John C. Calhoun and what is he known for?
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Who was Daniel Webster and what is he known for?
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Section Wrap-Up: Section 1
Now that you have finished this section, please read and reflect on the
section focus question.
SFQ: How did the question of admission of new states to the Union fuel the
debate over slavery and states’ rights?
Use your knowledge of this section and your notes to help you write a
well-developed paragraph to answer this question.
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Section 14.2: Compromises Fail (p 486-493)
Copy and think about the Section Focus Question. You will answer this at the
end of the section.
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Key Terms 14.2
1. propaganda
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2. impose
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Section Questions1. How did the Compromise of 1850 deal with the admission of California
to the Union?
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What parts of the Compromise of 1850 were included to please the North?
Why were northerners still not satisfied?
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What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
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How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act contribute to tension between the North
and the South?
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What was the effect of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book ​Uncle Tom’s
Cabin?
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Who was Stephen Douglas?
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How did Stephen Douglas’s plan undo the Missouri Compromise?
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Section Wrap-Up:
Now that you have finished this section, please read and reflect on the
section focus question:
What was the Compromise of 1850 and why did it fail?
Use your knowledge of this section and your notes to help you write a
paragraph to answer this question.
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Section 3 - The Crisis Deepens
Copy and think about the Section Focus Question. You will answer this at the
end of the section.
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Key Terms
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embrace
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clarify
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Section Questions
1. What was the result of the election of 1856?
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Who was Dred Scott? Why did he claim he was no longer enslaved?
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Who was Robert B. Taney?
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On what grounds did Dred Scott sue for his freedom in court?
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How did Taney’s ruling further divide the North and South?
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What position did Stephen Douglas take on slavery?
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7. Why do you think the Lincoln-Douglas debates received national attention?
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Who was John Brown and what was his goal in launching the raid on
Harper’s Ferry?
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Which groups supported the newly formed Republican Party?
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How did the outcomes of the elections of 1854 and 1856 affect the
Republican Party?
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Section Wrap-Up:
Now that you have finished this section, please read and reflect on the
section focus question below:
SFQ: Why did the Lincoln-Douglas debates and John Brown’s raid increase
tensions between the North and South?
Use your knowledge of this section and your notes to help you write a
well-developed paragraph to answer this question.
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Section 4 - The Coming of the Civil War (p
499-503)
Copy and think about the Section Focus Question. You will answer this at the
end of the section.
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Key Terms
1. civil war
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2. accommodation
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3. isolate
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Section Questions
1. How did divisions about the Democrats lead to the election of
Republican Abraham Lincoln in 1860?
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What was the South’s reaction to Lincoln’s election? How did Lincoln try
to reassure the South?
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Why did Southern states secede from the Union?
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Why was Lincoln reluctant to give up Fort Sumter?
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What event marked the start of the war between the North and the South?
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6. Explain what Lincoln meant by the remark: “Both parties condemned war,
but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive…”
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What were three effects of Lincoln’s warning to the South?
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Section Wrap-Up: 14.4
Now that you have finished this section, please read and reflect on the
section focus question:
Why did the election of Abraham Lincoln spark the secession of southern
states?
Use your notes to help you write a well-developed paragraph to answer this
question.
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Chapter Wrap Up: Chapter 14
Congratulations! You’ve reached the end of this chapter. Now that you have
finished reading the entire chapter, please read and reflect on the chapter
essential question:
Essential Question:
How did the nation try but fail to deal with growing sectional
differences?
Use the textbook features, such as the Quick Study Guide and the Visual
Preview, along with this notetaking guide to help you answer this question.
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