1. North and South C.1845

2. Flipped Learning: Due today
Finishing planning your answer to the source question about the Mexican War
You will also have a test on the Mexican War next lesson so you will need to revise it!

3. 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

4. What was the impact of the Wilmot Proviso on tension between the North and South?
DESCRIBE
the Wilmot Proviso
EXPLAIN
how people in House of Representatives voted on the Proviso.
EVALUATE
the impact of the Wilmot Proviso on sectional tension
Key Words:
Sectional tension
House of Representatives
Senate

5. Mexican War Source: Self Assessment
You will need three colours to self assess your work. Work through tasks 1-6 to self assess your answer.
Mexican War Source: Self Assessment 1
(colour 1) Highlight every time you have used the term ‘valuable’ or ‘limited’.
Write the number of times you mentioned value/limits in each paragraph. 2
Read your first paragraph
(colour 2) Highlight where you mention: author, audience, date, type, purpose
(colour 3) Highlight any own knowledge in the paragraph 3
Read your second paragraph
(colour 2) Highlight where you mention the tone or language used 4
Read paragraphs 3 and 4
(colour 2) Highlight where you mention specific arguments in the extract or direct quotes 5
Read your conclusion
Do you give an overall judgement on the value of the source?
Do you mention both value and limits in this paragraph? 6
Using the mark scheme, give yourself a level
Write a WWW and EBI comment for tasks 1-5 (5x www and 5x ebi comments)
DESCRIBE
the Wilmot Proviso
EXPLAIN
how people in House of Representatives voted on the Proviso.
EVALUATE
the impact of the Wilmot Proviso on sectional tension

7. 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?
DESCRIBE
the Wilmot Proviso
EXPLAIN
how people in House of Representatives voted on the Proviso.
EVALUATE
the impact of the Wilmot Proviso on sectional tension

8. Q. To what extent did Polk meet his platform. Q
Q. To what extent did Polk meet his platform? Q. To what extent did Polk meet his aims?
‘Our rights to Oregon have been shamefully compromised…
…The administration is Southern, Southern, Southern!’ Ohio Democrat
Think, Pair, Share
DESCRIBE
the Wilmot Proviso
EXPLAIN
how people in House of Representatives voted on the Proviso.
EVALUATE
the impact of the Wilmot Proviso on sectional tension

9. Wilmot Proviso, 12th August 1846
In simple English, what did the Wilmot Proviso say?
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.
DESCRIBE
the Wilmot Proviso
EXPLAIN
how people in House of Representatives voted on the Proviso.
EVALUATE
the impact of the Wilmot Proviso on sectional tension

10. 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?
DESCRIBE
the Wilmot Proviso
EXPLAIN
how people in House of Representatives voted on the Proviso.
EVALUATE
the impact of the Wilmot Proviso on sectional tension

11. 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
DESCRIBE
the Wilmot Proviso
EXPLAIN
how people in House of Representatives voted on the Proviso.
EVALUATE
the impact of the Wilmot Proviso on sectional tension

12. 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 slaves 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.
DESCRIBE
the Wilmot Proviso
EXPLAIN
how people in House of Representatives voted on the Proviso.
EVALUATE
the impact of the Wilmot Proviso on sectional tension

13. Wilmot Proviso
Using the last paragraph on p.47, summarise what happened to with the Proviso in 3 bullet points.
DESCRIBE
the Wilmot Proviso
EXPLAIN
how people in House of Representatives voted on the Proviso.
EVALUATE
the impact of the Wilmot Proviso on sectional tension

14. 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
DESCRIBE
the Wilmot Proviso
EXPLAIN
how people in House of Representatives voted on the Proviso.
EVALUATE
the impact of the Wilmot Proviso on sectional tension

15. https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=9d302b18-6b40-45c2-b246-0cd206f5a9f5
DESCRIBE
the Wilmot Proviso
EXPLAIN
how people in House of Representatives voted on the Proviso.
EVALUATE
the impact of the Wilmot Proviso on sectional tension

16. Flipped Learning Re-write/type your Mexican War source in green.
You will be given a fact test on C.1845 next lesson – use you revision grid to revise and test how good it will be for revision in A2!