Sectional TensionsUnit 4, Day 5

1. Fill in notes on graphic organizer2. Complete class work3. If writing is RED, read, but don't write.

Before you begin today's notes, please look at the

graphic organizer. There are 4 boxes under "North" and 4

under "South." However, the bottom two boxes should be

combined. So, pretend it looks like this:

North South

Unit Essential Question: How did western expansion and slavery disputes contribute to increasing sectional tensions?

Daily Essential Question: Why did sectional issues develop and how did the government attempt to solve them?

SOL: VUS.6e

North SouthIndustrial Agricultural

Mostly free Slave states

Favored high protective tariffs to protect Northern

manufacturers from foreign competition

Opposed high tariffs because it made imports

more expensive

Don't Write Me!

Remember when we talked about the Nullification Crisis? This is the tariff that South Carolina was so mad about! They didn't want to buy from the North so they hated the tariff. But the North likes money, so they supported a tariff that would force the South to buy from them!

Do we remember how Jackson solved this the first time it was an issue?

Eli Whitney- Invented the Cotton Gin. Created a "Cotton Kingdom" in the South.

Missouri CompromiseA. Drew East-West line through

LouisianaB. All land below the line = slave statesC. All land above the line EXCEPT Missouri = free statesD. Missouri slave state.

Compromise of 1850A. California comes in as free stateB. Utah and New Mexico get popular

sovereignty C. Popular Sovereignty= Citizens get to

choose if they want to be a free state or a slave state

Kansas-Nebraska Act ( Repealed Missouri Compromise line)

A. Kansas and Nebraska given popular sovereignty

B. Leads to fighting in Kansas between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces (“Bleeding Kansas”)

C. Republican party is formed to STOP THE SPREAD of slavery (NOT to stop slavery completely)

Closing: Why did sectional issues develop and how did the government attempt to solve them?

Launch: “The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today” Harriet Beecher Stowe

Homework: Tonight’s HW, review for Unit Quiz

Class WorkUse remaining time to review for the test using

the link below.

http://tinyurl.com/us4review

If you get tired of playing games, work on homework/review sheet :)