AICE US History I - Unit 1 Major Themes Origins of the US Civil War 1846-1861 Enduring Understandings People tend to justify their actions based on ideals and principles. Decisions in the past influence the present. People who live in different locations may have different values, goals, and lifestyles. Guiding Questions: How and why did the outcomes of the war with Mexico 1846–1848 add to sectional difficulties? The Missouri Compromise, 1820 The Wilmot Proviso, 1846 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848 The Compromise of 1850 Why did the Compromise of 1850 break down so quickly? Implementing the Fugitive Slave Act Implementing the Act Tom’s Cabin The formation of the Republican Party Why did the Republicans win the 1860 presidential election? The Dred Scott judgement The Lincoln-Douglas debates John Brown and Harpers Ferry The election campaign of 1860 How did the events of the 1850s impact sectional divisions and contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War? The results of the 1860 presidential election The secession of the southern states The leadership of Lincoln The leadership of Jefferson Davis Vocabulary James K. Polk Manifest Destiny Nueces River Rio Grande Spot Resolution Wilmot Proviso St. Patrick’s Battalion Treaty of Guadeloupe-Hidalgo Mexican Cession Gadsden Purchase Cotton gin Nullification State’s Rights Missouri Compromise 1820 Nullification Crisis Nat Turner William Garrison Free-Soilers Compromise of 1850 Popular Sovereignty Fugitive Slave Act Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman Sojourner Truth Frederick Douglass Uncle Tom’s Cabin Slavery Apologists Ostend Manifesto Kansas-Nebraska Act Stephen Douglas Republican Party New England Emigrant Aid Co. Bleeding Kansas Border Ruffians John Brown Caning of Charles Sumner William Walker Filibustering Dred Scott v. Sandford Lincoln-Douglas Debates “House Divided” speech Harper’s Ferry raid Election of 1860 Secession Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis Abraham Lincoln
AICE US History Unit 1 Calendar “Work hard, and be nice.” 6 7 Welcome & Course Intro 8 Welcome & Course Intro 9 Unit 1 Intro – Origins of the Civil War 10 Unit 1 Intro – Origins of the Civil War 13 Slavery, Govt, and Expansion – MO Compromise 14 Slavery, Govt, and Expansion – MO Compromise 15 Manifest Destiny & Mex-Am War & Wilmot 16 Manifest Destiny & Mex-Am War & Wilmot 17 Results of War: Treaty of G-H 20 Results of War: Treaty of G-H 21 Compromise of 1850 22 Compromise of 1850 23 Fugitive Slave Act 1.1 Mini-Assessment 24 Fugitive Slave Act 1.1 Mini-Assessment 27 Uncle Tom’s Cabin 28 Tom’s Cabin 29 KS-NE Act & Bleeding Kansas 30 KS-NE Act & Bleeding Kansas 31 PD Day Sept. 3 Labor Day 4 National Politics – Democrats & Republicans 5 National Politics – Democrats & Republicans 6 Dred Scott v. Sandford 7 Dred Scott v. Sandford 10 Lincoln-Douglas Debates 11 Lincoln-Douglas Debates 12 John Brown & Harper’s Ferry 1.2 Mini-Assessment 13 John Brown & Harper’s Ferry 1.2 Mini-Assessment 14 Election of 1860 – Campaign 17 Election of 1860 – Campaign 18 Election of 1860 – Results & Impacts 19 Election of 1860 – Results & Impacts 20 Secession of the South 21 Secession of the South 24 Lincoln vs. Davis 25 Lincoln vs. Davis 26 Lincoln vs. Davis 27 Lincoln vs. Davis 28 Evaluating causes of the Civil War Oct 1 Evaluating causes of the Civil War 2 Unit Review 3 Unit Review 4 Unit 1 Assessment 5 Unit 1 Assessment Assessment Objectives: analyse, evaluate and apply 2(a) - as part of an historical enquiry, analyse and evaluate a range of appropriate source material with discrimination 2(b) - analyse and evaluate, in relation to historical context, how aspects of the past have been interpreted and represented in different ways Unit Assessments: Reading quizzes & First Four activities Class discussions Group presentations Summative Assessments Vocabulary Document Analysis Essay