Learn how the issue of slavery divided the nation in this excerpt from The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns. By mid-century, the country was deeply divided. Southerners feared the North might forbid slavery. Northerners feared slavery might move west. As each new state was added to the union, it threatened to upset the delicate equilibrium of power.
Learning Objective:
Students will be able to identify how sectionalism in the United States led to the Civil War.
Key Vocab:
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Bleeding Kansas
Dred Scott
Learn how the 1860 presidential election became a referendum on the southern way of life in this excerpt from The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns. In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President, and the South was horrified. Seven Southern states seceded in the time between Lincoln's election and inauguration.
Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to identify the effects of the 1860 Presidential Election.
Key Vocab:
Abraham Lincoln
Election of 1860
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Abolitionist
Secession
Learn how the issue of slavery divided the nation in this excerpt from The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns. By mid-century, the country was deeply divided. Southerners feared the North might forbid slavery. Northerners feared slavery might move west. As each new state was added to the union, it threatened to upset the delicate equilibrium of power.
Learning Objective:
Students will be able to identify how sectionalism in the United States led to the Civil War.
Key Vocab:
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Bleeding Kansas
Dred Scott
Learn how the 1860 presidential election became a referendum on the southern way of life in this excerpt from The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns. In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President, and the South was horrified. Seven Southern states seceded in the time between Lincoln's election and inauguration.
Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to identify the effects of the 1860 Presidential Election.
Key Vocab:
Abraham Lincoln
Election of 1860
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Abolitionist
Secession
