Causes of the Civil War DBQ

 HISTORICAL CONTEXT: After the Constitution was adopted by all of the States in 1789, uniting the States into one nation, differences between the States had been worked out through compromises. For more than 30 years arguments between the North and South had been growing. By 1861 these differences between the Northern States (which included the Mid-Western and Western States) and the Southern States had become so great that compromise would no longer work. Thus, a conflict started within our nation that was called the Civil War (1861-1865). 

TASK: Most historians agree that the Civil War was caused by series of events and growing differences between the States. Write an essay explaining three reasons the Southern states seceded (withdrew) from the Union which lead to the American Civil War.

Directions:

Part A - Review the 5 documents and answer questions.
Document Link - Click Here 

Part B - Use your answers to construct a 5 paragraph essay.

John Brown

In 1859, John Brown’s raid shocked and polarized the country. In the NORTH, bells rang; many speeches condemning slavery, and John Brown considered a martyr. In the SOUTH, they were horrified that the raid almost succeeded. Furthermore, Southerners were convinced they couldn't live in the United States.

Guiding question: Was a John Brown a misguided fanatic?

Read the links below.
Answer the questions that follow with each source.


Timeline Link 

Primary Documents Link 

Questions

Causes of the Civil Notes

Click here to access the PowerPoint - it contains audio for each slide if you choose to listen.

Link for Map and Map Questions

Click here for maps to help you. 
Another Link to Help.

4/24/2015 - Newspaper Template

Newspaper Template Link  - This project is due by the end of class on Tuesday, April 28.

1. Click on the Newspaper Template Link.
2. Then click “file” ---- “make a copy”
3. This should create a file that you can edit to finalize your project.
4. Give the newspaper a title.
5. Use your rough drafts to type your newspaper articles.
6. Create headlines for EACH article.
7. Add pictures with a caption for EACH article.
8. Share with me at: moler_a@nrschools.org

4/23/2015 - Schedule

1. Here is a new Mind Mapping Example - Click here 

2. Begin drafting the rough drafts for 3 newspaper articles. Choose 1 more option and complete a 4th article. Instruction Link is here.

The finalized project is due Tuesday, April 28.

Schedule for 4/22/2015

After your annotated map is complete, use your map and this link to help you answer the questions provided to you. Questions due before the end of class on Wednesday.

1. The link is located here.
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When you are finished answering the questions. You will create 3 mind maps based on the essential questions of our unit. This is the start of our final unit project. Failing to do this assignment will put you behind.

Assignment Link Here (example links of mind maps are below)

Create 3 mind maps. Due Thursday, April 23. 

Here are video directions and an example for mind mapping:
Video Direction Link
Example Link

US Expansion Map Link

 In 1845, journalist John O’Sullivan coined the phrase“manifest destiny” to imply that Americans had a God-given right to spread across the continent and conquer whomever stood in their way. Westward expansion would increase trade and enable whites to “civilize” the Indians. Democrats saw expansion as the cure for national ills by

providing new opportunities in the west leading to increased trade with Asia. Expansion was tied to national politics. The Whigs feared expansion would bring up the slavery issue. Your group will create an annotated map showing the expansion of the United States from 1783-1853, and hopefully answering the question, "How did we achieve Manifest Destiny?"

Use this link to help you create your map.
Click here for the map link 

Texas Independence

Gold Rush Research

California's most famous gold rush dates to the morning of January 24, 1848, when James Marshall made his customary inspection of the sawmill he was building for John Sutter. During the previous night, Marshall had diverted water through the mill's tail race to wash away loose dirt and gravel, and on that fateful day, he noticed some shining flecks of metal left behind by the running water. He picked them up and showed them to his crew, but while he was pretty sure that it was gold, the full significance of his discovery was truly impossible to imagine. He was still concerned about getting the mill finished. 

Word of Marshall's discovery leaked out and immediately set off a "rush to the mines." By the spring of 1849, the largest gold rush in American history was under way. At the time of Marshall's discovery, the state's non-Indian population numbered about 14,000. By the end of 1849, it had risen to nearly 100,000, and it continued to swell to some 250,000 by 1852.

You are going to conduct research on a group that was impacted by the California Gold Rush. Here are some resources to help you:

Gold Rush, Statehood, and the Western Movement from Calisphere

Chinese Immigrants in the Gold Rush (PBS) - Feature about Chinese immigrants and their role during the California Gold Rush

Native Americans in the Gold Rush (PBS)

Natives and Immigrants - Learn about how various cultures—Native Indian, Chinese, African-American, Californian/Latino-experienced the Gold Rush in this interactive online exhibit by the Oakland Museum.

Diversity in the Changing State - A collection of images depicting the ethnic diversity in California during the Gold Rush

Native Americans in California

African Americans During Gold Rush 

Californios During Gold Rush

Next, choose 2 letters to read. This will help you write your letter:

1850 letter from S. Schufelt, a goldseeker from Windham, NY

1851 letters from Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clapp (“Dame Shirley”) describing life at a California gold mining camp

1850-1853 The Diary and Letters of James Burr

The Land of Glittering Dreams: Selected Letters & Photographs from the Gold Rush

Trails West Video

Click here for the video link and it should begin 42 minutes 33 seconds into  the video. 

As you watch the video, answer these questions:

• What types of people traveled west? What type of personality does it take to travel west?
• What supplies were needed to travel west?
• What obstacles did people face as they traveled west?
• How does traveling west relate to Manifest Destiny?

Indian Removal Act 1830

After watching the video, keep this question in mind - Why did people support the Indian Removal Act?

Lewis and Clark Map Assignment (1,3,4)

Essential Questions:

How did geography affect westward expansion?

How did we achieve manifest destiny?

How were people affected by westward expansion? 

Our Lewis and Clark Google Expedition Project will focus on the journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark across the American West. Lewis and Clark were chosen by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the land that was bought from France during the Louisiana Purchase; this area at the time was called the "Louisiana Territory". Their main goal was to discover a water route that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in order to encourage American westward expansion. One of their other goals was to document the unknown peoples, geography, plants and animals of the western United States

1. Google Maps Assignment (10 points) - You will be given a specific place (number 1-22) on Lewis and Clark's Expedition to learn about. Click here for the link then click on your number. You will research many aspects of that stop on the journey including what Lewis and Clark wrote about in their journals, plants, animals and other things they discovered, people they met and other important information on that place. Students will also add images that relate to the place they researched. 

2. Adding your information to the Google Maps Engine (25 points) - You will take your information from the Google Maps Assignment, click the correct class link for the Google Maps Engine. Add a marker to the map of the exact location you were given to research. Using your Google Maps Assignment information, type a paragraph (5 sentences) about Lewis and Clark's findings at the location. Add 2 pictures that represent the location. After everyone in the class has added their piece on the map, we will connect all the places on the map to form the path that Lewis and Clark took on their historical 

Period 1 Class Map Link 
Period 3 Class Map Link 
Period 4 Class Map Link 
Period 5 Map Link 
Period 6 Map Link 

WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED, BEGIN THE INDIAN REMOVAL POLICY PRIMARY SOURCE STUDY.

Lewis and Clark - Classroom Map Project

Project Requirements

Our Lewis and Clark Google Expedition Project will focus on the journey of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark across the American West. Lewis and Clark were chosen by President Thomas Jefferson to explore the land that was bought from France during the Louisiana Purchase; this area at the time was called the "Louisiana Territory". Their main goal was to discover a water route that connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in order to encourage American westward expansion. One of their other goals was to document the unknown peoples, geography, plants and animals of the western United States

For this project, you will be responsible for 3 major assignments.

1. Research Assignment (15 points) - You will answer the required questions using links on my blog, a video, or your own research.  When you are finished, bring this assignment to me. I will give you a number (1-22) for the Google Maps Assignment. 

2. Google Maps Assignment (10 points) - You will be given a specific place (number 1-22) on Lewis and Clark's Expedition to learn about. Click here for the link then click on your number. You will research many aspects of that stop on the journey including what Lewis and Clark wrote about in their journals, plants, animals and other things they discovered, people they met and other important information on that place. Students will also add images that relate to the place they researched. 

3. Adding your information to the Google Maps Engine (25 points) - You will take your information from the Google Maps Assignment, click the correct class link for the Google Maps Engine. Add a marker to the map of the exact location you were given to research. Using your Google Maps Assignment information, type a paragraph (5 sentences) about Lewis and Clark's findings at the location. Add 2 pictures that represent the location. After everyone in the class has added their piece on the map, we will connect all the places on the map to form the path that Lewis and Clark took on their historical journey.

Period 5 Map Link - You must sign in with your NREVSD account.
Period 6 Map Link - You must sign in with your NREVSD account.

Due Date - At the end of class, Thursday, April 9th

Resources:

• Nat Geo - Lewis and Clark
• Discovering Lewis and Clark
• In the Footsteps of Lewis & Clark
• Google Map - Lewis & Clark
• Timeline of Trip
• MSN - Lewis & Clark
• Google Earth - Lewis & Clark
• The End of the Trail
• PBS - Lewis & Clark
• Lewis & Clark's Historic Trail
• More Lewis & Clark sites
• Synopsis of Journey
• Lewis & Clark Game

Westward Expansion Introduction

1. Before we begin our lesson, I would like you and a partner to visit this website by clicking here. You will be assigned A through L or M through Z. Your goal is to come up with one word, related to Westward Expansion, with each letter from the group you are assigned. Try to do this without using your book or Google.

Once you feel you are complete, print 1 copy to the library. We will then share our ideas in class. 

2. Why do people move?

3. Create Frayer Model about Manifest Destiny. Turn to page ___ in your text and write down a definition.

4. Watch this link. Then click here to answer the questions.