1. Tuesday, October 8 CNN Student News, Discussion
Journal: What questions do you have about the Civil War?
Overview of Causes of the Civil War
GOAL: How did the Free State/Slave State Debate lead from The Missouri Compromise of 1820 to Fort Sumter, the start of the Civil War?
Textbook and Notes

2. Missouri Compromise to Ft. Sumter
Research these topics in your history text book…
Missouri Compromise of 1820
The Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
“Bleeding Kansas”
Dred Scott Decision
Election of 1860
Ft. Sumter

3. Note-Taking 101 Look for essential facts
Know what you are looking for before you start reading.
Read carefully
Review and summarize.
Some information you will DELETE. Some information you will SUBSTITUTE (put in your own words). Some information you will KEEP.

4. Missouri Compromise of 1820
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Missouri applied to be a slave state in 1819
North did not want slavery to spread to new territory
Maine applied to be a free state
Compromise= Free and Slave state enter at same time to keep balance in Congress
No slavery north of the 36/30 parallel

5. Missouri Compromise to Ft. Sumter
Research these topics in your history text book…
Missouri Compromise of 1820
The Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
“Bleeding Kansas”
Dred Scott Decision
Election of 1860
Ft. Sumter