Good morning! Today’s Agenda Syllabus Website Unit Intro – Origins of the Civil War Bridging the Gap Document Analysis Workshop

Syllabus http://trotteraice.wordpress.com

Unit 1 Intro Unit Question: Why do we fight? In your notes, briefly describe a situation in which you were willing to fight for something. What caused the conflict? Why were you willing to fight over it? Be ready to share your response.

Unit 1 Intro: Why do we fight? Major Themes Sheet - Origins of the US Civil War. Bridging the Gap between AP & AICE How were the seeds of conflict planted in the early national period? Evaluate the impacts of slavery and of expansion in the growing divide between North & South. What do we already know?

Document Analysis How were the seeds of conflict planted in the early national period? Evaluate the impacts of slavery and of expansion in the growing divide between North & South.

Example Document A Excerpt of the Declaration of Independence: July 4, 1776 …We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness… Statement of Significance in reference to Q1 and/or Q2

Document Analysis Groups Round 1 Work with the people at your table on your assigned document. Be prepared to share Round 2 New groups – share your work Edit or add to your work based on discussions with your new group

So what? What is the story that these documents tell? How can we use them to address the questions? Q1 - How were the seeds of conflict planted in the early national period? Q2 - Evaluate the impacts of slavery and of expansion in the growing divide between North & South.

Next Steps Check the website – follow it Look over syllabus Bring notebook/composition book Look over today’s work – what questions do you have?