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Unit 1.1 Mini-Assessment Out of 20 Pts Statements of Significance One point for definition, up to 2 more points for significance Extended Response 8 points Need vocab and explanations

Unit Question – Why do we fight? Origins of the Civil War GQ#2 - Why did the Compromise of 1850 break down so quickly? The problem of the Mexican Cession The Compromise The fallout & problems GQ#3 - Why did the Republicans win the 1860 presidential election? Kansas-Nebraska Act Party shifts Dred Scott v. Sandford Raid on Harper’s Ferry

1850s: A Crazy Decade

Group Projects: Part 1 Research your assigned topics with your group. GQ#2 - Why did the Compromise of 1850 break down so quickly? GQ#3 - Why did the Republicans win the 1860 presidential election? Research your assigned topics with your group. Grey book, American Pageant, AMSCO, online Complete the Project Part 1 Organizer. Be prepared to share your findings with another group. And then… Create a poster that details the information for your assigned group.

Paper 1 Practice – Compromise of 1850 Write a response for Part A How are sources A & D similar on how the US should address the issue of slavery? How are sources A & D different? (Use quotes as appropriate) To what extent are they similar? Read the docs for Part B Assertion: the 1850 Compromise helped only to further divide the US. What is the big message of each source? Which sources support the assertion? Which do not? OMCL Which are more reliable? Why?

Exit Ticket One relevant thing that you learned today. One relevant thing you have questions about?