1. “Tragic Prelude”
Why is “Tragic Prelude” an appropriate title for this painting? Review your notes from yesterday and think back to what we discussed (2 sentences).
Tragic: deaths and natural disasters
Prelude: something that happens before something else
Prelude to the civil war. John Brown led raid at Harper’s Ferry. The North thought John Brown was a hero.

2. How does your question address the following?
Who
What
Where
When
Why
How

3. Causes of the Civil War (1850-1861)
Slavery in western territories
Great Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act/Underground Railroad
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Kansas-Nebraska Act/Bleeding Kansas
Creation of new political parties (i.e. Republican)
Dred Scott Decision
Rise/election of Abraham Lincoln

4. Causes of the Civil War
Provide an original, creative title for your cause (remember that the death of John Brown after Harpers Ferry was a Tragic Prelude).
On the left side of your poster provide the basic facts about your cause and the corresponding page numbers from the textbook.
On the right side draw a visual with captions that illustrates your cause and connects to the title your group has created.
On the very bottom of your poster, write a 1-2 sentence thesis statement that answers the following question: “How is your person, place, event or idea a cause of the Civil War?”