1. APUSH December 12, 2014 Collect Current Event Collect HW
Group Discussion and Rankings: Causes of Civil War
Remaining Unit 5 Quiz Dates:
Ch.13: Dec. 16th
Ch.14: Dec. 22nd
Ch.15: Jan. 6th
Ch.16: Jan. 8th
Unit 5 Exam: January 9th

2. Group Discussion and Rankings Criteria Causes of the Civil War
All causes should fit one of the following categories and each category should have at least two causes but list as many as you can for each. Each cause that you list needs at least a one sentence adequate explanation.
Slavery
Economic
Political
Social
Catalyst (Specific event)
After you create your list, please rank the top 5 causes of the Civil War with 1 being the most significant, etc.
When you have your “Top 5” please write them on the board in order from #1-5.
Finally, create a group wide thesis statement to the following essay prompt:
Describe two problems that were important causes of the Civil War and analyze how the war and Reconstruction provided solutions to the problems.