USA History / Mr.Saindon
Monday, April 22
to
Friday, April 26
Essential Question
What events and/or decisions caused conflict within United States that to led to war?
Objective
a. The students will be able to explain a series of events that led to the Civil War.
Background
Tensions grew for many years before the first shots rang out at Fort Sumter, signaling the beginning of the Civil War. There was a clear division between the north and the south's perspectives of this young country. The Missouri Compromise, The Compromise of 1850, The Dred Scott Decision, John Brown's Raid, Uncle Toms Cabin, and the 1860's election did not occur in a matter of days of each other. These events spanned forty years. To people in the south, those long years of dissatisfaction intensified when Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. This was a final straw that led to several southern states seceding from the Union.
Slavery in the United States
Click on Picture for PowerPoint Presentation on Slavery
Prezi Presentation on
North & South
and on
Slavery
American Experience: The Abolitionists Part I
American Experience: The Abolitionists Part II
Activity 3. Mapping the Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad developed many routes in nearly all directions. Some were more successful than others.
Using the following resources and the handout provided, detail one route of the Underground Railroad and provide information about that route, including:
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Free and/or slave states in the route
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Climate in each state during the winter months
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Terrain (mountains, hills, lakes, rivers, etc.)
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How many miles from start to finish
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Notable cities, if applicable
In addition to using Google maps of the Underground Railroad,
students should consult the Historic Hudson's People Not Property.
This interactive website details what enslavement looked and felt like, as well as explains the consequences and trade-offs that enslaved persons constantly had to negotiate in their effort to resist oppression.
A list of Underground Railroad preserved sites in each state is provided below under Lesson Extensions.
In addition, read about the route to Mexico in South to Freedom.
Learning Objectives
Examine the motives for and consequences of traveling the Underground Railroad.
Analyze Harriet Tubman's impact on slavery and the abolition movement.
Analyze the influence of geography and politics on maintaining the Underground Railroad.
Evaluate Harriet Tubman's legacy in relation to abolition and within U.S. history.