1. Good morning! Please get out your Paper 1 work from last class
Paper 1 Sources – Formation of the Republican Party
Paper 1 Rubrics
Paper 1 Process Worksheet

2. Today’s Agenda Paper 1 Workshop Lincoln’s Inaugural Address
Compare/Contrast Lincoln & Jefferson Davis as Leaders
Mini-Assessment 1.2 – Hand back & discuss

3. Paper 1 Workshop The Formation of the Republican Party

4. Paper 1 Workshop Content Objective
GQ4: How did the events of the 1850s impact sectional divisions and contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War?
Assessment Objective:
2(a) - as part of an historical enquiry, analyse and evaluate a range of appropriate source material with discrimination

5. Paper 1 Basics & Process Rubrics Process Sheet Part A Part B
Compare/Contrast 2 sources
Part B
How far do all four sources support an assertion?

7. Part A Question Compare / Contrast Two Sources
To what extent do Sources C & D agree about the process of naming the Republican Party?
What is the Big Message of each source?
In what ways are they similar – find quotes
In what ways are they different – find quotes
Also consider tone, context, origin, etc.
Are the sources more similar or more different? Explain.

8. The process of naming the Republican Party:

9. The process of naming the Republican Party:

11. Paper 1 Practice – Birth of the Republican Party
Part B – What is the assertion?
The formation of the Republican Party caused a great threat to the party system.
What is the big message of each source?
Which sources support the assertion?
Which do not?
OMCL
Which are more reliable? Why?

12. The formation of the Republican Party caused a great threat to the party system.

13. The formation of the Republican Party caused a great threat to the party system.

14. The formation of the Republican Party caused a great threat to the party system.

15. The formation of the Republican Party caused a great threat to the party system.

16. Source Reliability Contextual Evidence
Think about OMCL – Limitations
Three Things to Consider
Contextual Evidence
How does this line up with what you know?
Provenance / Origin
How might the origin of the source matter?
Cross-Referencing
Do other sources support or refute this?

17. Unit 1.2 Mini-Assessment Statements of Significance 3 points each
12 possible
Part A Sources
Similarities 2 points
Differences 2 points
Limitations 2 points

18. Guiding Question GQ#4 - Why did the Civil War begin in April 1861?
The results of the 1860 presidential election
The secession of the southern states
The leadership of Lincoln
The leadership of Jefferson Davis

19. 1860
Election
Results

20. Secession!:
SC Dec. 20, 1860

21. SC Declaration of Causes of Secession vs
SC Declaration of Causes of Secession vs. Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

22. SC Declaration of Causes of Secession
States are sovereign – Articles of Confederation
Compact Theory - The US is a compact – like a contract
States chose to join – Can choose to leave
Contract has been broken –
What was their biggest issue?
Fugitive Slaves
Declaration of Independence:
whenever any "form of government becomes destructive of the ends for which it was established, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a new government."

23. Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address March 4, 1861
Read the speech.
Write a tweet or social media post for each paragraph that summarizes the main idea.
Keep in mind:
To whom is Lincoln speaking?
What arguments is he making?
What does he say about slavery?
What does he say about secession?
How could we use this to say something about the causes of the US Civil War?