Writing-To-Win (Monday):

Write new words for the following underlined words.

Then, re-write the standard with the new words.

Finally, write 3 “I can” statements about the new standard.

SSUSH8: The student will explain the relationship between growing north-south divisions and westward expansion.

SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship

between growing north-south divisions and westward

expansion.

a. Explain how slavery became a significant issue in American politics; include the slave rebellion of Nat

Turner and the rise of abolitionism (William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, and the

Grimke sisters).

b. Explain the Missouri Compromise and the issue of slavery in western states and territories.

Before the Standard…1. T or F – The Civil War was fought over the issue of

slavery.

2. T or F – The Northern States were called Confederate and the Southern States were called Union.

3. T or F – The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves from the bondage of involuntary servitude.

4. T or F – Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves because he loved all mankind, Black or White.

5. T or F – Lincoln was a Democrat because the Democratic Party was the political party that was formed to oppose slavery.

Slavery and the Southern Economy• The South was mainly agricultural with very little

manufacturing• The main crops during the mid 1800s were rice and

cotton, both which required extensive labor to produce

• Though slavery was prevalent in the South, the vast majority of Southerners did not own slaves

Essential Question• How did slavery come to be a significant issue in American

politics? (pg. 278-286)

– Include the uprising of Nat Turner and the rise of the Abolitionmovement via William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglas, and the Grimkesisters.

• Create a chart like the one below in which you plot the names of the individuals above and their contribution to making slavery a significant political issue

William Lloyd Garrison

Frederick Douglas

Grimke Sisters

Nat Turner

Page 1

Nat Turner’s Revolt• Slave Codes put restrictions on slaves, preventing them

from learning to read and write and restricting their rights

• Nat Turner, a Virginia slave, believed God had chosen him to lead a revolt

• Turner and his followers killed more than 50 people before being caught

• Turner’s Revolt led to states passing even stricter codes and restrictions on both slaves and free African Americans

Abolitionist • Grimke Sisters: South Carolina sisters who moved

north to promote the abolitionist movement• William Lloyd Garrison became one of the

country’s leading abolitionist, publishing the pro-abolitionist newspaper the Liberator. He believed in complete emancipation

• Fredrick Douglas, a former slave from Maryland, published the abolitionist newspaper the North Star and an autobiography

Essential Question

• How did the Missouri Compromise affect the admittance of new states to the Union? (pg. 246-247)

• What were the new criteria by which states were admitted?

• First - Identify the Missouri Compromise [ define the Missouri Compromise…e.g. What was it?]

• Next – Describe the criteria by which new States were admitted into the Union per the Missouri Compromise

• Ex.Missouri Compromise = …blah blah blah…blah.

Criteria for Admittance = States were admitted into the Union…blah blah

blah…blah & blah.

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The Missouri Compromise• In 1819 the U.S. consisted of 11 free and 11 slave states• Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state in 1819• To off set the imbalance Maine applied for statehood as a free state• The Missouri Compromise granted statehood to both free and

slave states and set a boundary for which areas slavery could expand in to - Everything north of the line was free and everything south would be slave

Why would the South agree

not to expand slavery into

the Unorganized Louisiana

Territory?

c. Describe the Nullification Crisis and the emergence of states’ rights ideology; include the

role of John C. Calhoun and development of sectionalism.

d. Describe the war with Mexico and the Wilmot Proviso.

e. Explain the Compromise of 1850.

SSUSH8 The student will explain the relationship

between growing north-south divisions and westward

expansion.

Essential Question• What was the Nullification Crisis and what role did it play in the rise of

“states rights” ideology? (pg. 255-256)

• What role did John C. Calhoun play in the development of sectionalism?(pg. 246-247)

• Create a Flow Chart on Page 3[Essential Question Goes Here]

Beginning / Causes

Middle / Crisis

Effects / Outcomes

•Write you EQ @ the top of Page 3•Your Flow Chartshould have 3 parts

•Beginning•Middle •End

•Use the Notes in thenext slides to fill-inyour chart

Nullification Crisis• In the early 1800s South

Carolina’s economy began to weaken in part due to high government tariffs, or taxes, on imports

• In 1828 Congress passed another tariff, which many called the Tariff of Abominations

• South Carolina threatened to secede from the U.S. over the high tariffs

Why would tariffs hurt Southern states like South Carolina more than Northern States?

SSUSH8c. Describe the Nullification Crisis and the emergence of states’ rights ideology; include the role of

John C. Calhoun and development of sectionalism.

Nullification Crisis• Vice-President John C.

Calhoun, from South Carolina, supported the idea of nullification, or the right of the states to declare federal laws null, or void

• He declared that states had this power of nullification because the states had created the federal government

Nullification Crisis• In 1832, Congress passed yet another

tariff law• In November 1832, South Carolina

declared the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 null, and refused to pay the federal government’s taxes on imports

Nullification Crisis• President Andrew Jackson ordered a warship to

Charleston, viewing the nullification as a treasonous act • To ease tensions, Congress passed a bill that gradually

lowered tariffs• South Carolina repealed its nullification of tariffs and the

issue was temporarily solved

How was the Nullification Crisis

an example of sectionalism?

Writing-To-Win:

FREE WRITE!

You can write about any topic today! Must have a

minimum of 6 sentences. Make sure you writing is on

an appropriate topic!

Bell Ringer• Benjamin Franklin was one of the leaders of the American Revolution. He was also a

writer and publisher. He used his printing press to share wise sayings that he hoped would help his readers. Some of these sayings he wrote himself. Some he adapted from other sources.

• Here are some of the sayings Franklin published. Read them carefully then say what virtues you think Franklin admired; write each virtue down in order of each saying.

1. A lie stands on one leg, the truth on two

2. One today is worth two tomorrows

3. Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead

4. A quarrelsome man has no good neighbors

5. Up, sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough

6. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, & wise

7. An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest

8. Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today

9. He that goes a borrowing goes a sorrowing

• What do these sayings mean? Can you re-phrase them in your own words? Be ready with an answer…I’m going to call on some people!

Essential Question• Why was the War with Mexico fought?

(pg. 308-310)• What was the Wilmot Proviso & the Compromise

of 1850? (pg. 312 (Wilmot Proviso); 328-329(Compromise of 1850)

[Essential Question Goes Here]

War With MexicoCauses Effects

Wilmot Proviso

Compromise of1850

•Create a C/E chartof the War w/ Mexico

•Next create a sectionfor the Wilmot Proviso& the Compromise of 1850

•For both the WilmotProviso & the Compromiseof 1850 answer the following:

•What?•Who?•Why?

•Answer based on notes &/or Handouts

•Alternatively – you may want to describe the Wilmot Proviso & Compromise of 1850 on the BACKof Page 4

Page 4

War With Mexico• James Polk become

President in 1845, promising to annex Texas, and Oregon.

• The U.S. annexes Texas, causing a boundary dispute with Mexico.

• Polk ordered the army into the disputed area where Mexican troops opened fire on the Americans

• Polk then declared war on Mexico, claiming they were the aggressors

SSUSH8d. Describe the war with Mexico and the Wilmot Proviso.

War With Mexico• The American army is

ordered into Mexico, and out to California

• Before the troops can reach California, a group of American settlers revolt and take the area naming it the Bear Flag Republic

• In 1847, the U.S. Army enters Mexico City causing the Mexicans to surrender and ending the war

War With Mexico• Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the

war, giving the U.S. a vast amount of land in the Southwest

• The U.S. now stretched

from the Atlantic to the

Pacific Ocean

Why would this treaty cause problems with the

Slavery issue?

Wilmot Proviso • Proposed in 1846, that any territory

gained from Mexico would not be allowed to have slaves

• The proposal upset Southerners, and though it passed in the House, but the Senate refused to vote on it

• The Wilmot Proviso continued a north-south sectionalism divided over the slavery issue

Wilmot Proviso

• To counter the Wilmot Proviso and to ease tension, a proposal was made to allow the new territories to decide for themselves on the slavery issue, an idea called popular sovereignty

• California applied for statehood in 1849, threatening to break the balance of free and slave states

• Henry Clay proposed a resolution which became known as the Compromise of 1850

Compromise of 1850• Though the Compromise initially had little support, it was

passed, by dividing it into smaller bills, allowing Congress to vote on each issue separately easing the tension, for the time being, over slavery

SSUSH8e. Explain the Compromise of 1850.

5 Question Quiz:1. How was the Fugitive Slave Act a winfor the South?

2. What was the significance of NatTurners’ Rebellion?

3. Explain popular sovereignty.

4. How was the Nullification Crisissolved?

5. Why did the Wilmot Proviso upsetSoutherners?