Warm-Up 50 Facts Work with your team!

Class Mottos (3) Who are we? Diamonds!

“Swing your machete!”

Event Date What it means for us… 2016 Plan for War Event Date What it means for us… KIPP Houston Practice Exam April 6th Our first practice battle Mr. Haughton’s Final Exam April 13th through April 15th Last major practice battle Review Unit April 18th through May 11th Final preparations for War 2016 STAAR Exam May 12 WAR

Let’s Review: Tell me all about it… Events Part 1

Missouri Compromise 1820

Nullification Crisis 1832

Compromise of 1850

States’ Rights

Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852

The road to the civil War Part II pg. 117 Unit 8

Today’s Mission (16) Explain the causes of the Civil War, including sectionalism, states' rights, and slavery (8.8B)

Should slavery be allowed to expand? The BIG Question! Should slavery be allowed to expand?

Kansas-Nebraska Act aka Bloody Kansas - 1854 A territory would decide for itself whether that area should have slavery or not It turns into a mini Civil War Both sides shooting and killing each other

Dred Scott vs. Sanford - 1858 Supreme Court decides slaves are property and cannot be taken away from their owner.

John Brown’s Raid- 1858 Abolitionist who led a slave revolt against their owners at Harpers Ferry, VA.

1860 Election Abraham Lincoln becomes 16th president The South thinks he will abolish slavery

South Carolina Secedes South Carolina secedes (leaves the union) Southern states follow Confederate States of America

Class Discussion What do you think about slavery? What do you think about these events? Could the war have been prevented? How? Which of these people do you admire? Why? Would you have been involved in any of this?

Guided Practice Rank all the events that led to the Civil War in order of the most important Choose one person to present the order of your events!

Independent Practice Write a letter to a friend in another region discussing the major events that led to the Civil War. Explain how you feel about these events as well as their impact. Be sure to write from the perspective of your region! Events to discuss: Sectionalism Compromise of 1850 Dred Scott v. Sanford Missouri Compromise Uncle Tom’s Cabin John Brown’s Raid Nullification Crisis The Kansas-Nebraska Act The Election of 1860 & South Carolina’s secession

Example… Dear Chris, You Northerners are ridiculous! If you do not stop you will cause a war! I just read ___________. That book tells lies. Also, I heard about that guy_________ who led that raid against ________. I hope you follow the _________ Act because if you don’t me and my friends down here in Virginia might leave. Your friend, James P.S.: If Lincoln is elected, my state will _________.

Homework Slavery reading