Good morning! Please get out your major themes sheet and any notes you may have. Be ready for a short quiz over your homework reading.
Quiz
Document Analysis POVL Origin Purpose Value Limitations What is the overall message?
Civil Liberties & the Civil War #2 What was the immediate impact of the war? How do we balance freedom & order? What are we willing to give up in order to get what we want?
What do we know about … The case of John Merryman? The case of Clement Vallandigham? The case of Lambdin Milligan? What are the fundamental conflicts in these cases?
Pairs Discussion Questions How are our freedoms limited in the name of security? Make a list Are we OK with these limitations? When are they OK & when are they not OK? How do we decide?
Abraham Lincoln Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, had hundreds arrested & jailed without trial, and shut down newspapers critical of the Union & the war. Was Lincoln justified?
Activity – Individual or Pairs Create a visual that shows the controversy of balancing civil liberties with the wartime needs of the country during the Civil War Cartoon, Poster, Mind-Map, Newspaper article, Chart, etc. Merryman, Vallandigham, and/or Milligan