Events Leading Up to the Civil War

Introduction

CSI: Who or What caused the American Civil War?

The year is 1865 and 620,000 Americans have just died. The American Civil War pitted Americans against Americans. But what could have caused this? Who was responsible? Slavery? Economics? Geography? Through your investigation you will be creating a list of supsects whom you believe could be responsible for this event. Your police chief is expecting that you file charges against your final supsects. Good Luck Detectives!

Task

Detectives,

Now that you have been debriefed it is time to start your investigation. As any good detective would you must take notes througout your investigation. You must search through the evidence (websites) and fill in the missing pieces about the suspect. You must complete your investigation on one supsect before moving onto the next.

Process

The Suspect List with evidence: There are more than one website for each suspect. You may need to investigate through multiple websites in order to get enough evidence about your suspect.

Part 1:

Missouri Compromise (1820)

Before you can go off and be great dectives you will need some training first. We will do the Missouri Compromise together so you know what is expected of you.

http://www.history.com/topics/missouri-compromise

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Missouri+Compromise+of+1820

http://teachingamericanhistory.org/static/neh/interactives/sectionalism/lesson1/

Word Bank: Remember not all the words will be used. As an investigator it is your job to find the truth and the facts.

-Maine -North

-New York -South

-Power -East

-Congress -West

-Free -Balance

-Slave -Upset

-Missouri -Power

Compromise of 1850

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3275

http://www.history.com/topics/compromise-of-1850

Word Bank: Remember not all the words will be used some may be used more than once. As an investigator it is your job to find the truth and the facts.

-voters

-free

-slave

-Fugitive Slave Law/Act

The Underground Railroad

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2944.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1535.html

Word Bank: Remember not all the words will be used some may be used more than once. As an investigator it is your job to find the truth and the facts.

-200,000 -Harriet Tubman

-100,000 -John Fairfield

-150,000 -Alaska

-North -Maine

-Canada -fugitive/escaped

-Conductor -leader

-Underground Railroad

Fugitive Slave Act (1850)

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=2&psid=3276

http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts

Word Bank: Remember not all the words will be used some may be used more than once. As an investigator it is your job to find the truth and the facts.

-return -free

-happy -all

-enraged -no

-Underground Railroad

Harriet Beacher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin

http://www.ushistory.org/us/28d.asp

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uncle-toms-cabin-is-published

Word Bank: Remember not all the words will be used some may be used more than once. As an investigator it is your job to find the truth and the facts.

-greatness -slavery

-evils -freedom

Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3278

http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm

Word Bank: Remember not all the words will be used some may be used more than once. As an investigator it is your job to find the truth and the facts.

-Compromise of 1850 -East

-Popular Sovereignty -North

-Missouri Compromise -West

-Judicial Review -South

Popular Sovereignty Definition--> power belongs to the people. Therefore people should be able to vote for what they want.

Bleeding Kansas (1856)

http://www.history.com/topics/bleeding-kansas

Dred Scott v. Stanford (1857)

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3282

Word Bank: Remember not all the words will be used some may be used more than once. As an investigator it is your job to find the truth and the facts.

-sued -inhuman

-not -slave

-was -no

-property -the

-constitutional -unconstitutional

Raid on Harpers Ferry (1859)

http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=2&psid=3285

http://www.civilwar.org/150th-anniversary/john-browns-harpers-ferry.html

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2940.html

Word Bank: Remember not all the words will be used some may be used more than once. As an investigator it is your job to find the truth and the facts.

-successful -abolitionist

-unsuccessful -raid

-Southerners -Northerners

-Slavery

Part 2:

Lincoln Douglass Debates

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/341764/Lincoln-Douglas-debates

Election of 1860

http://civilwardailygazette.com/2010/11/05/presidential-election-of-1860-know-your-candidates/

http://www.historycentral.com/elections/1860pop.html