Lesson+6+causes+of+the+Civil+War

=Target:= =Using primary resources to formulate historical conclusions about the causes that led to the civil war using National Archives - Teach Documents.=

Launch: Using computers students will be divided up into various groups accoring to their reading level, they will then be given one of the activities below to complete. All of teh activies are located on Doc teach created by the National Archives.

This will be the Example lesson so that the students understand how to complete each activity [|__http://docsteach.org/activities/7093__]

this is the differences between the north and south before the civil war The site below would be great for those students that need to follow exactly what I did.

[|__http://docsteach.org/activities/8423__]

Industrialization differences between the north and south This would not be a good activity for they to do by themselves

[|__http://docsteach.org/activities/1432__] Kansas-Nebraska Act Tier III

The first document shows a copy of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, passed in 1854. The second document shows the newly created Kansas and Nebraska territories.Consider the socio-political implications of the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the overturn of the Missouri Compromise of 1820. Who will benefit from this act, slaveholders or anti-slavery proponents? Why would this seemingly democratic solution lead to violence in these newly created territories?

this would be great to do in pairs as a warm up after the movie so that they can understand the implications of this?

Kansas-Nebraska Act Tier II [|__http://docsteach.org/activities/4410__]

The Kansas-Nebraska Act used a principle called "popular sovereignty" which allowed the territorial settlers of said state(s) to vote on the use or barring of slavery within said state. What do you think were the reasons behind the United States experiencing "Bleeding Kansas" and being propelled towards the Civil War? =Missouri Compromise vs. the Kansas-Nebraska Act Tier I = [|__http://docsteach.org/activities/7416__]

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This activity examines two different primary source documents, the Missouri Compromise (1820) and the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854). The goal of this activity is to allow students an opportunity to compare and contrast these two documents.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">1. List two advantages and two disadvantages of both documents. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">2. Are there any similarities in the two documents? If so, what are they? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3. Which document appeals to the anti-slavery states and why? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">4. Which document appeals to the pro-slavery states and why? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">5. How will both documents affect slavery: in 1820, in 1854, and in the years to come?

http://docsteach.org/activities/3401 This activity would be great for tier 3 kids An Inevitable Misfortune

http://docsteach.org/activities/8685/detail?mode=browse&menu=closed&era[]=civil-war-and-reconstruction this may be a great assessment tool to see if they understood the past 3 weeks [|Causes of the civil war assessment]

Cause and Effect of the civil war

You, as a Civil War Cause and Effect Analyzer, must carefully examine the documents in this activity. Decide whether you believe they represent factors that led to the Civil War, or factors that tried to prevent the Civil War. Place the document on the side of the scale you believe it belongs on. aCTIVITY

Escalating crisis of the civil war The decade of the 1850s represents a drastic chain of events that led to the secession of the southern states and the Civil War. In this activity, you will review some of the events of this decade and will answer questions about the escalation of conflict between North and South.Follow all directions and see me if you need help. Activity

Events leading up to the Civil War The decade of the 1850s represents a drastic chain of events that led to the secession of the southern states and the Civil War. In this activity, you will review some of the events of this decade and will answer questions about the escalation of conflict between North and South.Follow all directions and see me if you need help. Activity

Historical Moments that led to the civil war This activity will require the student to examine primary sources and determine how certain events triggered a division of ideologies in the United States, and ultimately the Civil War.View each document, locate the date within the document, and place each document in chronological order. Activity

Main Causes of the civil war

Synopsis
The Civil War was a four year conflict that was the result of many earlier conflicts. There were many events and issues that led to the Civil War, such as the Mexican-American War, the Compromise of 1850, and Bleeding Kansas. Although it is has been 150 years, many historians continue to debate the main cause of the Civil War. Some say the main cause was the issue of slavery. Others claim that the main cause was expansion and compromise. As historians, students will analyze primary sources to weigh the evidence and make a conclusion. Activity

Documents in this activity:

 * [|Register of Cherokee Indians Who Have Emigrated to the West of the Mississippi]
 * [|Anti-Slavery Petition from the Women of Philadelphia]
 * [|Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo [Exchange copy]]
 * [|Map of the United States Including Western Territories]