Secession

Ms. Walsh & Mr. Gomes

Early US History
Thursday May 7, 2015

Activator #8 (CP)

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Respond to the following prompt in 2-3

sentences:
Describe a time in your life in which you
have quit/ended your participation
something (I.e., a team, club, friendship)?
What caused you to quit? Was the decision
worth it?

Announcements
After School:
Today: 2:15-3:30
Friday: By request

Todays Objective
IWBAT explain in writing the cause and
effect relationship between the Election
of 1860, secession, and the Crittenden
Plan by completing a graphic organizer.

Notes: Secession

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Reaction to Election of 1860

Southerners saw Abraham Lincolns election in 1860 as

a threat to their way of life. They did not trust him when
he said he would do nothing to abolish slavery in the
South.
Following the election, South Carolina (and eventually 6
other states) seceded (broke away from) the Union
(United States). They based their actions on the idea of
states rights. They argued that the states had voluntarily
joined the Union; thus, in their opinion, they could also
decide to leave the Union.

Notes: Secession

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Confederate States of America

February 1861: the seceding states formed the

Confederate States of America and named Jefferson
Davis their president.
The Confederate States of America drafted their own
constitution, which protected states rights and the
practice of slavery
Union Response to Secession
Northerners considered Southern secession to be
unconstitutional, arguing that the federal government
held the most authority (not individual states)

Notes: Secession

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Efforts to Compromise Fail

Senator John J. Crittenden of Kentucky wrote a plan for
compromise with the seceding Southern states, called the
Crittenden Plan, that ultimately failed. It proposed that the
division established by the Missouri Compromise be extended to
the Pacific Ocean. Thus, slavery would exist below that line and be
illegal north of it.
In his inaugural address on March 4, 1861, Lincoln assured
Southerners that he had no intent to abolish slavery in their
states, spoke forcefully about secession, but ended his speech with
an appeal to friendship

Lincoln did not plan to invade the South, but would not abandon
Union property (i.e., forts) there

What Should I Be Doing Right Now?

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Using your notes, complete the cause

and effect organizer
When you finish, try doing the analogy
challenge on the back of the cause and
effect handout

Honors: Election of 1860

Ms. Walsh & Mr. Gomes
Early US History
Wednesday May 6, 2015

Activator (Honors)
Take out last nights homework to
prepare for the HW quiz

Announcements
After School:
Today: 2:15-3:30
Friday: By request

Todays Objectives
1. IWBAT analyze multiple primary source
documents for their perspectives on Secession by
completing guiding questions in writing and
participating in a closing discussion.

2.IWBAT Explain secession in 1861 and key

differences between the Union & the confederacy
in writing by using my homework to pass a short
Quiz with a 70% or higher.

20Document Analysis: Secession

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Read each of the sources on secession
and answer the questions on the question
strip
Sources: pg 20

Processing: Bottom of pg 20
Questions: 21

Processing Question & Closing Discussion

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Respond to the following prompt and be ready

to discuss:
How does this compare to what happened in
the 1700s? Who won in that case? What does that
suggest about the outcome of this war?

How did Northerners view the issue?

Southerners?