US History I Unit Plan
Social Studies Department
Broad Topic/Unit Title:
Impending Crisis
Learning Standards:
Pacing Guide:_____________________
2 weeks
The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1860-1877
USI.35 Describe how the different economies and cultures of the North and South contributed to the growing importance of sectional
politics in the early 19th century. (H)
USI.36 Summarize the critical developments leading to the Civil War. (H)
the Missouri Compromise (1820)
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
the South Carolina Nullification Crisis (1832-1833)
the Wilmot Proviso (1846)
the Compromise of 1850
the publication of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1851-1852)
the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
the Dred Scott Supreme Court case (1857)
the Lincoln-Douglas debates (1858)
John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry (1859)
the election of Abraham Lincoln (1860)
USI.37 On a map of North America, identify Union and Confederate States at the outbreak of the war. (H, G)
Essential Questions
Is Allegiance to one’s
nation more important
than to allegiance to
one’s region?
Is compromise a
solution?
Objectives
The students will
understand:
How compromises were
utilized to attempt to
hold off war
Skills
The students will be able
to:
Analyze the short and
long term impact of the
compromises made
during this time period
The role issues such as
slavery played in the
crisis
Evaluate the pros and
cons of the issues of the
time period
How issues of the 1850s
impacted various
political parties and
elections
Create a chart that lists
the political parties (and
their candidates)of the
time period and explains
their stances on the key
issues of the time period
Essential Vocabulary
Missouri Compromise
Wilmot Proviso
Election of 1848
Popular Sovereignty
Free-Soil Party
Clay’s Compromise
(Compromise of 1850)
Millard Fillmore
Stephen A. Douglas
Fugitive Slave Act
Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Kansas-Nebraska Act
“Bleeding Kansas”
John Brown
Accommodations/Extensions
Utilize textbook resources
(ie. Reading Guide) to help
access curriculum
Provide extra time to
complete homework and
assessments
Modify expectations in
research and presentation
(length, amount of sources,
etc)
Assessments modified with
limited number of questions,
word banks and open
response options
The role activists played
in the crisis
Analyze primary source
documents created by
activists of the era
Resources:
Common Labs/Experiences/Lessons:
Assessments:
Assessments may include common assessments, tests, quizzes, essays, projects, etc.
Harpers Ferry
Franklin Pierce
Nativism
Know-Nothing Party
Republican Party
Election of 1856
James Buchanan
Dred Scott Decision
Lincoln-Douglas
Debates
Election of 1860
Southern Secession
Confederate States of
America
Jefferson Davis
Firing on Fort Sumter