1. Unit 3: Civil War

2. Secession
SC leaves after the Electoral college vote

3. Why did the South secede?
Inquiry:
Why did the South secede?

4. Brainstorm:
What are some of the reasons you know or have heard of for why the South left the US?

5. Declarations of Secession
Of the 11 states that seceded, 4 wrote up their reasons why
They usually start with an intro (explaining that they are leaving)
They list reasons or give examples through background info
In groups:
Work together to read the document & annotate the text

6. Unit 3: Civil War

7. When you finish your test…
Bring it up to me
Take out your Secession document from yesterday and finish any definitions you still need

8. Declarations of Secession
Step 1: Definitions
Scan the text & find words you don’t know
Look up the definitions
Write them down in the margins
Step 2: Read & Annotate
Highlight reasons they give for leaving the US
In the margins, write down summaries of main ideas – What does this mean? Put it in your own words

9. Declarations of Secession
Step 3: Share Out - What reasons do they give us?
South Carolina
Mississippi
Georgia
Texas
Step 4: Organize our evidence
Can we group any of these reasons?
Is there a common theme?
What’s the real reason?

10. Thesis Statement
The real reason the southern states declared secession was _________ because of _____________, ____________, and ________________.