Course: American History I Unit: A Divided Nation Topic: Events Leading to the Civil War

Course: American History I Unit: A Divided Nation Topic: Events Leading to the Civil War
OBJECTIVE Not Yet
Getting
There
Yes I Can
A. I can compare and contrast cultural divisions of pre-civil war American with present-day America.
!" I can explain the role played by the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act in the debate of slavery.
C. I can compare and contrast the lives of slaves in the South with free blacks in the North.
#" I can form valid arguments both for and against John Browns actions. Students will understand how The Dred Scott decision further divided
northern states and southern states.
$" I can explain how The Dred Scott decision further divided northern states and southern states.
F. I can explain how John Browns Attack on Harpers Ferry further divided northern states and southern states.
%" I can explain how The Election of Abraham Lincoln further divided northern states and southern states.
&" I can explain how new inventions like the steam engine and the cotton gin impacted the economies of Northern and Southern states.
'" I can recognize and describe specific terminology such as: he Cotton Gin, racism, discrimination, segregation, abolitionist, fugitives, fugitive
slave laws, The Underground Railroad
Learning
Goal:
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OBJECTIVE Not Yet
Getting
There
Yes I Can
A. The student will be able to compare and contrast cultural divisions of pre-civil war American with present-day America.
!" The Student will be able to explain the role played by the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act in
the debate of slavery.
C. The student will be able to compare and contrast the lives of slaves in the South with free blacks in the North.
#" The student will be able to form valid arguments both for and against John Browns actions. Students will understand how The Dred Scott
decision further divided northern states and southern states.
$" Students will understand how The Dred Scott decision further divided northern states and southern states.
F. Students will understand how John Browns Attack on Harpers Ferry further divided northern states and southern states.
%" Students will understand how The Election of Abraham Lincoln further divided northern states and southern states.
&" The student can describe how new inventions like the steam engine and the cotton gin impacted the economies of Northern and Southern
states.
I. The Cotton Gin, racism, discrimination, segregation, abolitionist, fugitives, fugitive slave laws, The Underground Railroad
Learning
Goal:
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