Think about it…

Take 5 minutes to answer the questions

on your desk!

Today’s Question:

oWhat events led up to the Civil War?

Today’s Activities:

o Watch videos/takes notes on events leading up to Civil War

o 5 minute break

o John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry

Events Leading Up to the War:

1820: Missouri Compromise of 1820

1850: Compromise of 1850

1854: Kansas Nebraska Act

1855: Bleeding Kansas

1857: Dred Scott decision

1859: John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry

1860: Election of Abraham Lincoln

Compromise:

An agreement that is reached when both sides agree to

give up something.

Missouri Compromise of 1820

There was a debate about whether new western territories would be ________ states or ________ states.

The Missouri Compromise added _______ as a slave state and ______ as a free state. This helped to balance slave states and free states.

.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTSbn5cE4LA

Compromise of 1850

In 1850, California entered the United States as a ________ state.

 

In return, _________ southerners demanded stronger fugitive slave laws.

 

Southwest territories would decide the issue of _________for themselves.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvlUqV1vwTc

http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=iL1jDOY4uXW1_M&tbnid=_3mR9Xu05r3yhM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850&ei=gg1cUYeyPNC40gGL7YHgAg&bvm=bv.44697112,d.dmQ&psig=AFQjCNH211F381adhEe4BpJTKaFFM9JJgw&ust=1365073656016050

Kansas Nebraska Act

The ______ in each territory could decide whether to allow slavery or not. This was called popular sovereignty.

Popular Sovereignty:

This led to _______ ________.

3:30—9:46 Bleeding Kansas

What did the compromises look like?

Using your cards:

Separate into slave states and non slave states.

Free States

Slave States

Popular Sovereignty

“It takes one spark to light a fire.”

--John Brown

13:20-19:15

John Brown and Harper’s Ferry

In 1859, John Brown seized the ______ at Harper’s Ferry.

He hoped this would start a ______ rebellion.

Federal troops, including _____ __ _____, quickly surrounded Brown and his men.

Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry struck ______ in the hearts of white Southerners.

Song: John Brown’s BodyWhat do the words mean? What impact did Brown have on the United States?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSSn3NddwFQ

Civil War Newspapers:

In each box, create a headline and opening paragraph for 3 newspapers. Each headline should identify one of the compromises we discussed today (Missouri, 1850, Kansas

Nebraska) and each paragraph should provide specific details about what each compromise

did or did not do.