Agenda for 11/30

1. Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny (Texas, Mexico, and California)

• Crash Course
• APUSH Explained slide show - Manifest Destiny
• Even Jimmy Fallon loves Westward Expansion!

2. Road to Disunion: Sectionalism, Compromise and the Failure of Compromise

• Crash Course
• APUSH Explained slideshow - Sectionalism
• APUSH Explained slideshow - Drifting to Disunion

HW:

1. Use the resources above to describe each of the following sets of events between 1840 and 1860, especially their role in leading to civil war:

• Manifest Destiny/Wesward Expansion
• Compromise of 1850
• Kansas-Nebraska Act/Bleeding Kansas
• Dred Scott/Uncle Tom's Cabin/Harper's Ferry
• Lincoln/Birth of Republican Party/Election of 1860

2. For your assigned event (see below), write  a 1-2 page paper (individually) arguing how your event(s) was/were the most significant cause(s) of the Civil War. Be sure to include at least one paragraph that explains the details of your event (historical facts), and then 2-3 paragraphs that argue WHY your event was the most significant cause.

• Manifest Destiny - Hannah, Nina, Katie G.,
• Compromise of 1850 - Alexandra, Ethan, Iaryna, Katie P
• Kansas-Nebraska Act/Bleeding Kansas - Charlie, Emily, Spencer
• Dred Scott/Uncle Tom's Cabin/Harper's Ferry - Ben, Kaya, Megan
• Lincoln/Republican Party/Election of 1860 - Eva, Annabel, Abdullah, Edina