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Today's Agenda

11/28/2018

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Learning Target:
I can discuss the key military and political turning points of the Civil War.

Critical Vocabulary: Nat Turner’s Rebellion, Underground Railroad, Harriett Tubman, “Fire-Eaters,” Stephen A. Douglas, Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Ostend Manifesto, Kansas-Nebraska Act, New England Emigrant Aid Company, “Bleeding Kansas,” Republican Party, Dred Scott Decision, Abraham Lincoln, Freeport Doctrine, John Brown, Pottawatomie Creek, Lecompton Constitution, Harpers Ferry, Constitutional Union Party, Election of 1860, Crittenden Compromise, Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, First Inaugural Address, Fort Sumter

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Who were the Copperhead Democrats? What was their opinion of Lincoln?
  2. ​Citizenship Question: What is the highest court in the United States? 
  3. A. the District Court 
    B. the Superior Court 
    C. the Supreme Court 
    D. the Municipal Court
  4. Guided Instruction: The Civil War
  5. ​Reflection Question: What two battles mark the turning point of the Civil War?
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Homework: The Civil War Reading
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Today's Agenda

11/27/2018

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Learning Target:
I can discuss the key military and political turning points of the Civil War.

Critical Vocabulary: Nat Turner’s Rebellion, Underground Railroad, Harriett Tubman, “Fire-Eaters,” Stephen A. Douglas, Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Ostend Manifesto, Kansas-Nebraska Act, New England Emigrant Aid Company, “Bleeding Kansas,” Republican Party, Dred Scott Decision, Abraham Lincoln, Freeport Doctrine, John Brown, Pottawatomie Creek, Lecompton Constitution, Harpers Ferry, Constitutional Union Party, Election of 1860, Crittenden Compromise, Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, First Inaugural Address, Fort Sumter

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: What advantages did the North and South each have at the start of the Civil War?
  2. Citizenship Question: If the President can no longer serve, who becomes President? 
    A. the Vice President 
    B. the Secretary of State 
    C. the President Pro Tempore 
    D. the Speaker of the House of Representatives
  3. Guided Instruction: The Civil War
  4. ​Reflection Question: Why did Lincoln only free some of the slaves in 1863?
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Homework: The Civil War Reading
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Today's Agenda

11/26/2018

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Learning Target:
I can discuss the key military and political turning points of the Civil War.

Critical Vocabulary: Nat Turner’s Rebellion, Underground Railroad, Harriett Tubman, “Fire-Eaters,” Stephen A. Douglas, Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Ostend Manifesto, Kansas-Nebraska Act, New England Emigrant Aid Company, “Bleeding Kansas,” Republican Party, Dred Scott Decision, Abraham Lincoln, Freeport Doctrine, John Brown, Pottawatomie Creek, Lecompton Constitution, Harpers Ferry, Constitutional Union Party, Election of 1860, Crittenden Compromise, Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, First Inaugural Address, Fort Sumter

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: How did Southern states respond to Lincoln's election in 1860?
  2. Citizenship Question: Who signs bills to become laws? 
    A. the President 
    B. the Vice President 
    C. the Secretary of State 
    D. the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
  3. Guided Instruction: The Story of Us: Civil War
  4. ​Reflection Question: How did changes in technology impact the course of the Civil War?
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Homework: The Civil War Reading
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Today's Agenda

11/20/2018

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Learning Target:
I can summarize the events that led to the Civil War, & I can evaluate the degree to which each contributed to the conflict.​

Critical Vocabulary: Nat Turner’s Rebellion, Underground Railroad, Harriett Tubman, “Fire-Eaters,” Stephen A. Douglas, Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Ostend Manifesto, Kansas-Nebraska Act, New England Emigrant Aid Company, “Bleeding Kansas,” Republican Party, Dred Scott Decision, Abraham Lincoln, Freeport Doctrine, John Brown, Pottawatomie Creek, Lecompton Constitution, Harpers Ferry, Constitutional Union Party, Election of 1860, Crittenden Compromise, Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, First Inaugural Address, Fort Sumter

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: John Brown's Anti-Slavery Raid Questions
  2. Citizenship Question: Who makes federal laws? 
    A. the Congress 
    B. the Supreme Court 
    C. the Attorney General 
    D. the Justice Department
  3. Independent Instruction: On the Brink of War 
  4. ​Reflection Question: How did Southern states respond to Lincoln's election in 1860?
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Homework: On the Brink of War Reading
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Today's Agenda

11/19/2018

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Learning Target:
I can summarize the events that led to the Civil War, & I can evaluate the degree to which each contributed to the conflict.​

Critical Vocabulary: Nat Turner’s Rebellion, Underground Railroad, Harriett Tubman, “Fire-Eaters,” Stephen A. Douglas, Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Ostend Manifesto, Kansas-Nebraska Act, New England Emigrant Aid Company, “Bleeding Kansas,” Republican Party, Dred Scott Decision, Abraham Lincoln, Freeport Doctrine, John Brown, Pottawatomie Creek, Lecompton Constitution, Harpers Ferry, Constitutional Union Party, Election of 1860, Crittenden Compromise, Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, First Inaugural Address, Fort Sumter

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Play Bingo.
  2. Citizenship Question: What did the Declaration of Independence do? 
    A. declared freedom for the slaves 
    B. declared equal rights for women 
    C. declared freedom from Great Britain 
    D. declared an end to the war with Great Britain
  3. Independent Instruction: On the Brink of War 
  4. ​Reflection Question: How did Southern states respond to Lincoln's election in 1860?
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Homework: On the Brink of War Reading
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Today's Agenda

11/16/2018

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Learning Target:
I can summarize the events that led to the Civil War, & I can evaluate the degree to which each contributed to the conflict.​

Critical Vocabulary: Nat Turner’s Rebellion, Underground Railroad, Harriett Tubman, “Fire-Eaters,” Stephen A. Douglas, Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Ostend Manifesto, Kansas-Nebraska Act, New England Emigrant Aid Company, “Bleeding Kansas,” Republican Party, Dred Scott Decision, Abraham Lincoln, Freeport Doctrine, John Brown, Pottawatomie Creek, Lecompton Constitution, Harpers Ferry, Constitutional Union Party, Election of 1860, Crittenden Compromise, Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, First Inaugural Address, Fort Sumter
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Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question:  Two Harriets, Heroines of the Civil War Questions
  2. Citizenship Question: How many amendments does the Constitution have? 
    A. 10 
    B. 27 
    C. 36 
    D. 50
  3. Individual Learning: On the Brink of War
  4. ​Reflection Question: Was the Kansas-Nebraska more positive for the North or for the South? Why?
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Homework: On the Brink of War Reading
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Snow Day!

11/15/2018

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Today's Agenda

11/14/2018

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Learning Target:
I can summarize the events that led to the Civil War, & I can evaluate the degree to which each contributed to the conflict.​

Critical Vocabulary: Nat Turner’s Rebellion, Underground Railroad, Harriett Tubman, “Fire-Eaters,” Stephen A. Douglas, Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Ostend Manifesto, Kansas-Nebraska Act, New England Emigrant Aid Company, “Bleeding Kansas,” Republican Party, Dred Scott Decision, Abraham Lincoln, Freeport Doctrine, John Brown, Pottawatomie Creek, Lecompton Constitution, Harpers Ferry, Constitutional Union Party, Election of 1860, Crittenden Compromise, Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, First Inaugural Address, Fort Sumter

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Why did the Mexican-American War reignite the slavery debate in the United States?
  2. Citizenship Question: How many amendments does the Constitution have? 
    A. 10 
    B. 27 
    C. 36 
    D. 50 
  3. Individual Learning: On the Brink of War - The Compromise of 1850
  4. ​Reflection Question: Was the Compromise of 1850 more positive for the North or for the South? Why?
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Homework: On the Brink of War Reading
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Today's Agenda

11/13/2018

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Learning Target:
I can summarize the events that led to the Civil War, & I can evaluate the degree to which each contributed to the conflict.​

Critical Vocabulary: Nat Turner’s Rebellion, Underground Railroad, Harriett Tubman, “Fire-Eaters,” Stephen A. Douglas, Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Ostend Manifesto, Kansas-Nebraska Act, New England Emigrant Aid Company, “Bleeding Kansas,” Republican Party, Dred Scott Decision, Abraham Lincoln, Freeport Doctrine, John Brown, Pottawatomie Creek, Lecompton Constitution, Harpers Ferry, Constitutional Union Party, Election of 1860, Crittenden Compromise, Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, First Inaugural Address, Fort Sumter

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Mexican War Checkpoint
  2. Citizenship Question: What is one branch of the federal government? 
    A. governor 
    B. judicial 
    C. military 
    D. treasury 
  3. Guided Instruction: The Story of Us-Division
  4. ​Reflection Question: List 5 key events on the road to the American Civil War.
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Homework: On the Brink of War Reading
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Today's Agenda

11/12/2018

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Learning Target:
I can evaluate the extent to which the nineteenth century belief in “Manifest Destiny” led to the growing sectional conflict in the United States.

Critical Vocabulary: Manifest Destiny, John O'Sullivan, President James K. Polk, Oregon Territory, Treaty of 1818, Oregon Trail, Oregon Treaty of 1846, Stephen F. Austin, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Texas Revolution, Battle of the Alamo, Goliad Campaign, General Sam Houston, Battle of San Jacinto, Election of 1844, James K. Polk, John Slidell, John C. Frémont, General Zachary Taylor, Mexican American War, “Spot Resolutions,” “Civil Disobedience,” Battle of Buena Vista, “Bear Flag Revolt,” General Winfield Scott, Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, Wilmot Proviso, “Popular Sovereignty,” Lewis Cass

Today's Agenda:
  1. Background Question: Why were Democrats like James K. Polk more likely than Whigs to support western expansion in the 1840s?
  2. Citizenship Question: What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution? 
    A. the Preamble 
    B. the Bill of Rights 
    C. the Articles of the Confederation 
    D. the Declaration of Independence
  3. Guided Instruction: Manifest Destiny​
  4. ​Reflection Question: Was the Mexican War justified? Explain your reasoning.
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Homework: Manifest Destiny Reading
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