1. North and South C.1845

2. How many points can you score in 5 minutes
CHALLENGE GRID
How many points can you score in 5 minutes
Why might the Mexican-War be seen as turning point?
[3 points]
Recall one term in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
[1 points]
Explain the trigger of the Mexican War
[2 points]
Explain why Zachary and Scott are considered hero in the Mexican war
Describe one advantage America had going into the Mexican war
Judge and justify the main cause of the Mexican war
Recall one cause of the Mexican War
Judge and justify the main reason that America won the Mexican war
Explain why Polk was unhappy with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What didn’t you get – get someone to answer it

3. Mark off in your planner

4. Key Words: Sectional tension Great learning: Even better:
Good learning:
Describe the Wilmot Proviso
Great learning:
Explain how people in House of Representatives voted on the Proviso.
Even better:
Evaluate the impact of the Wilmot Proviso on sectional tension
Key Words:
Sectional tension

5. RECAP Q. What did Polk promise to annex as part of his platform. Q
RECAP Q. What did Polk promise to annex as part of his platform? Q. What did Polk personally aim to annex?

6. Q. To what extent did Polk meet his promise. Q
Q. To what extent did Polk meet his promise? Q. To what extent did Polk meet his aims?
Think, Pair, Share
‘Our rights to Oregon have been shamefully compromised…
…The administration is Southern, Southern, Southern!’ Ohio Democrat

7. Wilmot Proviso, 12th August 1846
Provided, That, as an express and fundamental condition to the acquisition of any territory from the Republic of Mexico by the United States, by virtue of any treaty which may be negotiated between them, and to the use by the Executive of the moneys herein appropriated, neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory, except for crime, whereof the party shall first be duly convicted.
What do you think the Wilmot Proviso said?

8. Wilmot Proviso, 12th August 1846
Use p.47 to extract the following information
Who was David Wilmot?
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
What did it say?
Why did David Wilmot create the Proviso?

9. POLITICAL PARTIES: RECAP
DEMOCRATS
WHIGS
Existed in the North and South
Party of the ordinary man/agriculture/
Did not want tariffs
States rights
Party of ‘new’ America
Immigrant support (Irish)
Existed in the North and South
Party of the rich (business men, industry, banking)
Wanted tariffs on imports
Wanted a strong Federal Government
Party of old America
Families who had lives in USA for generations

10. How would you vote if you were a…
Northern Democrat
Northern Whig
Southern Democrat
Southern Whig
Senate
Southern Majority
HoR
Northern Majority
Northern Democrats – Keep black people out of the new territories and ensure white settlers do not face competition from planters. Uneasy about Polk’s direction (mid-term elections) – southern dominating the party.
Northern Whigs – Worried about the power of the south expanding, war is deliberately set up (slave power), Polk did it to bring in slave states)
Southern Democrats – Polk is Southern Democrat
Southern Whigs – South does most of the fighting and there are settlers in the new states with slaves and therefore there is nothing constitutionally stopping slavery from being in the territories.

11. Wilmot Proviso
Using the last paragraph on p.47, summarise what happened to with the Proviso in 3 bullet points.

12. How important were these factors in making the Wilmot Proviso so divisive?
Polk’s perceived Southern bias
Slavery
Constitution
David Wilmot
Federalism
Not very
Very

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14. Mexican War Source Grid
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15. On the whole WWW: You all seemed to understand the source
You could pick out the different elements of provenance
You could identify the tone
EBI:
Own knowledge on provenance was weak
Explanation of whether the source is valuable needed development (but not necessarily wrong!)

16. What is value? ‘valuable’ means:
What increases the value of a primary source:
Author being of great significance/having great insight into what is happening
The audience being large or significant
The source containing detail you don’t find elsewhere
The argument giving an insight into debates and issues of the time
How a person or group perceive the world (particular view point is valuable)
Tone displaying the emotion or strength of response to the event or action
What a primary source give you insight to:
Individuals/groups motivations
Individuals views
Beliefs at the time
Events and arguments surrounding them
People’s justification for their actions.
‘valuable’ means:
How much insight can the source give you on a specific topic (i.e. how much can it tell you?)

17. POINT EVIDENCE EXPLAIN
What to pick out of the source for the paragraph
Own knowledge you have on the points you have picked out
Does what you’ve mentioned make the source valuable OR limited.
PROVENANCE
Nature/type Speech
Author James Polk
Audience Congress
Date/context 11th May 1846
Purpose Persuade Congress to declare war
Author James Polk was a Southern Democrat, who strongly supported westward expansion.
Audience Congress are the only branch of the US government that can declare war, as stated by the Constitution.
Date/context Texas had joined the Union in However, there were issues over the border between Mexico and Texas. This led to Polk sending troops to the Rio Grande…
Is the author significant? Yes, in that he is the President of the USA and has insight to relations with Mexico. However, he clearly has an agenda to start a war, perhaps leading to exaggeration of how the relationship was.
Is the audience significant? Yes, they are not only large, representing a variety of Northern and Southern states, but have the power to declare war.
Does this source give you insight you cannot get elsewhere? Yes,

18. POINT EVIDENCE EXPLAIN
What to pick out of the source for the paragraph
Own knowledge you have on the points you have picked out
Does what you’ve mentioned make the source valuable OR limited.
Tone
Patriotic
Last resort
Author James Polk was a Southern Democrat, who strongly supported westward expansion.
Is the author significant? Yes, in that he is the President of the USA and has insight to relations with Mexico. However, he clearly has an agenda to start a war, perhaps leading to exaggeration of how the relationship was.

19. POINT EVIDENCE EXPLAIN
What to pick out of the source for the paragraph
Own knowledge you have on the points you have picked out
Does what you’ve mentioned make the source valuable OR limited.
Argument(s)
Patriotic
Last resort
Author James Polk was a Southern Democrat, who strongly supported westward expansion.
Is the author significant? Yes, in that he is the President of the USA and has insight to relations with Mexico. However, he clearly has an agenda to start a war, perhaps leading to exaggeration of how the relationship was.