Unit 3: Transforming the Nation - 1830s to 1877 |
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facts to examine so you can notice how history changed during the Unit.
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that ends Unit 3.
Parts in the Unit and Chapter #s |
Links to the Check Your Knowledge Quiz (1st
for tips and links; 2nd for recording), Resources to See Facts As
Part of the Whole, and Optional References |
Part G: Reform and
Change—Comparing the Sections Chapter 10 (beginning with the
heading “The Expanding Role of Religion”), Chapter 11, and Chapter 12. |
Quiz G Check Your Knowledge – Quiz G for Recording - Tip You want to record such things as what you missed and
why, textbook page numbers where you found the answer, and what quiz
questions are also part of essays questions. ·
Reminder of the conditions at the end
of the 1820s -
What is the difference in the North and South in literacy, education,
government, economy, and religion? -
What is the difference in the North and South in reforms? -
Where are Americans (and immigrants) moving? -
When you look at the differences in the North and South, ask yourself
who is likely to win a long war? Reference if you need it,
with some sections shown in class: Comparison of the
Sections and Examination of Reform from the 1830s to the Civil War ·
Begin events
from about 1830 through the Kansas-Nebraska Act using the Study Tool for 1832-1861: Events and Trends That Lead to the War (a 1-page visual that lets you take information from the textbook and consider
both the events and the perceptions in the years leading up to the Civil
War.) -
Notice the events, particularly those to do with gaining land and then fighting
over whether the government for that land will be pro- or anti-slavery -
Notice the perceptions of the participants. Optional Reference: ·
Optional Section If You Are Interested in the Panic of 1837 - Study
Tool: Jackson to Tyler (1828 to 1840) - If you are trying to
understand how depressions and recessions can occur, notice the blue arrows (►
and ▼). If you have questions about how these facts in the textbook,
come together to create the Panic of 1837, just ask. |
Part H: Manifest Destiny and the
Impending Crisis Chapter 12, 13, and 14. |
Quiz H Check Your Knowledge – Quiz H for Recording - Tip You want to record such things as what you missed and
why, textbook page numbers where you found the answer, and what quiz
questions are also part of essays questions. ·
The shift in
the South to the defense of slavery as “positive good,” not just a “necessary
evil” and its increasing recognition of the success of slavery financially
being dependent on new lands to expand to ·
Continue events
in Kansas through the election of 1860 and Fort Sumter using the Study Tool for 1832-1861: Events and Trends That Lead to the War (a 1-page visual that lets you take information from the textbook and consider
both the events and the perceptions in the years leading up to the Civil
War.) -
Notice the events, particularly those to do with gaining land and then fighting
over whether the government for that land will be pro- or anti-slavery -
Notice the perceptions of the participants |
Part I: Civil War and
Reconstruction Chapters 15 and 16 |
Quiz I Check Your Knowledge – Quiz I for Recording - Tip You want to record such things as what you missed and
why, textbook page numbers where you found the answer, and what quiz
questions are also part of essays questions. ·
1860-1877 Quick
Reference to the Civil War and to Reconstruction. -
Watch for cause and effect. Look to see what
happens between events. Do not assume anything. Let the events
talk to you. One brain trick is to ask yourself if the events you are seeing
were boxing match what would you think? ·
Study Tool:
Chronological Events of the 1867-1877 Era (compressed to 1 page) – Purpose: -
Notice the color coding ·
events of
corruption and SCANDALS in this era ·
WHO EXPOSES THAT CORRUPTION. -
If you were
living in this era and reading the newspaper, what would you be thinking is
happening? ·
Optional: Current Events and Trends
for the Future |
Copyright C. J. Bibus, Ed.D. 2003-2013 |
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