12/10/19

1) Notes ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")
2) 6 groups: Historiography on the Causes of the Civil War
-Follow directions on Google Classroom
-Split research evenly and create shared document for presentation next class
-Research: 1) Historian's viewpoint on the main cause of the Civil War.  2) Values and Limitations of the historian and his books (background info/praise/criticism/credentials as a historian)


3) Homework: Pre-Civil War Reader, pages 145-153 ("The Crime Against Kansas")-Part 1
Focus your reading on:  a) "Bleeding Kansas"  b) John Brown  c) "The Caning of Sumner" (Charles Sumner)

12/9/19

Same as 12/6 entry.

12/6/19

1) Test 2

2) Homework: Pre-Civil War Reader, pages 117-144 ("Slavery, Rum, and Romanism")
Focus your reading on:  a) Election of 1852  b) Kansas-Nebraska Act/Stephen A. Douglas  c) American ("Know-Nothing") Party

12/5/19

Same as 12/4 entry.

12/4/19

1) Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 2
2) Discuss test essay question #2
3) a) Finish work on Compromise of 1850
    b) Groups present
4) Study time for test

5) Homework: Study/prepare for Test 2

12/3/19

Same as 12/2 entry.

12/2/19

1) Notes ("An Empire for Slavery")--Part 1
2) a) Hand out and explain "Tips for Answering Compare/Contrast Questions When Analyzing Documents"
b) 4 groups: Compromise of 1850
c) Question to answer: "Compare and contrast the views of Document A and Document B on the Compromise of 1850 and especially the Fugitive Slave Act."
d) Individually, take notes following the guidelines
e) As a group, write 2 paragraphs using the Tips sheet for a group presentation next class time (one student from group post on Google Classroom).

3) Homework: Pre-Civil War Reader, pages 103-116 ("An Empire for Slavery")-Part 2
Focus your reading on:  a) Gadsden Purchase  b) Role of Cuba on the slavery issue  c) Ostend Manifesto  d) Role of Nicaragua on the slavery issue/William Walker