Road To Civil War Days 1-2

Essential Questions How can growth and change have an impact on the land and the people of a nation? How did increased diversity in the United States impact the lifestyles, beliefs and struggles of the diverse ethnic groups? What role did technology and geography play in the development of the United Stated throughout the 1800s? How did Americans work to reform the United States and create a distinct culture?

Assignment Read pages 109-124 in your Social Studies Text book and answer the following questions with a partner or individually. You may hand write your answers or type them into the assignment on Edmodo.

Questions for Day 1 Reading What are free states and slave states? Page 114 What was the Missouri Compromise? Page 114   What was the Fugitive Slave Act? Why was it important? Page 115 What impact did the Underground Railroad have at the time of the Civil War? Page 116 Name three people that fought against slavery and describe the methods that they used. Page 116-117 What happened during the election of 1860? What were the events that followed the election? Page 117

Questions for Day 2 Reading How did people of the United States feel after the Battle of Bull Run? Page 120 What was the Emancipation Proclamation and how did it affect the events of the Civil War? Page 120 Explain the advantages and disadvantages for both the Union and Confederate soldiers during the war. Page 121 What was the turning point in the Civil War? Page 122 What were the effects of the Civil War? Page 122 What was Reconstruction and how did it affect the people of the United States?  Page 123 How did things change after Reconstruction ended? Page 124

Top 5 Causes of Civil War http://video.about.com/americanhistory/Top-5-Causes-of- the-Civil-War.htm Click on the link to watch a film on the top 5 causes of the Civil War.