Thursday, October 16th

Warm-up

List three facts you already know about the Civil War.– One Fact I know about the Civil War is…– A second fact I know about the Civil War is…– A third fact I know about the Civil War is…

Remediation

Those that didn’t master the test will go with Ms. Strawn to another room.

Those that did master the test stay in this room with Mr. Pinard.

Writing Activity

• Respond to this prompt – Why is music important to history? What are some events that have inspired music today? What are some events that should inspire music?

• We’ll discuss it when everyone is done.

Vocabulary Activity

• Draw a picture of these four vocabulary words:– Missouri Compromise– Compromise of 1850– Kansas-Nebraska Act– Popular Sovereignty

The Missouri Compromise

• Missouri wanted to join the Union.• This would upset the balance between slave

and free states in Congress.• Missouri Compromise reached– Missouri came in as slave and Maine came in as

free.– Banned slavery in the northern part of the

Louisiana Territory.

The 1850 Compromise

• California applied for statehood as a free state.

• Would upset the balance of free and slave states in the congress.

• Agreed on the “1850 Compromise”

1850 Compromise cont.

• California admitted as a free state.

• Organized UT, TX, and NM into territories with the people choosing whether slave or free.

• Created the Fugitive Slave Act.

• Abolished slave trade in Washington D.C.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

• Douglas wants to organize Kansas and Nebraska territories.

• Under Missouri Comp., they should be free.• Douglas proposed Kansas and Nebraska

choose for themselves.• Repealed the Missouri Compromise.

Popular Sovereignty

• The people should decide for themselves.

• In this case, the people of the territories should decide whether they are free or slave.

Monday, October 21st

Warm-up

• What is one point of the Missouri Compromise?

• What is one point of the Compromise of 1850?

Directions for Activity

• Divide into groups of 6.• Half of the class will read about the North, and

half will read about the South.• While you are reading, fill in the organizer

given to you. • Once everyone is done, as a group, create a

concept map on the butcher paper given you.

Detailed information

Topic

North or South

10/22/13 warm up

• Think about what you learned Monday, write 20 words explaining it.

• Go to the side you did not read about yesterday and complete the other ½ of the brown organizer