USA History / Mr.Saindon
November 28 to December 2
OBJECTIVES
We will learn a lot this week:
*What motivated the colonists to send the Olive Branch Petition to the King
*If You were one of the colonial leaders living back in this time period, how would you have responded to the King's Response. What thoughts, feelings and emotions would have been racing through your heart and mind?√ I will be able to explain the causes and the impact of each event leading up to the American Revolution: From the 'French and Indian War' to the Declaration of Independence
√ What Motivated the founding fathers to make the decision to declare independence?
√ What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
√ What principles of government are expressed in the Declaration of Independence
Countdown to Civil War
Chapter 21: A Dividing Nation
Pages 410 to 417
Terms to know in this chapter:
compromise
slave states or free states
abolitionist
secession
Nat Turner's slave rebellion
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
Uncle Toms Cabin
Fred Scott Decision
Lincoln - Douglas Debates
John Brown's Raid
Stephen Douglas: popular sovereignty
Abraham Lincoln
The Election of 1860
The South secedes
The War Begins on April 12, 1861: Fort Sumter
