Chapters 14, 15, 17
ECONOMY, REFORM, MANIFEST DESTINY / § Chap 16 pgs 348-356
§ Chap 16 Reading Ques. 1-5 / HMK #6: Chapters 14, 15 and 17
Monday / Nov 15 / § Chap 16 pgs 356-363
§ Chap 16 Reading Ques.6-9
Tuesday / Nov 16 / § Chap 16 pgs 362-370
§ Chap 16 Reading Ques.10-13
Wednesday / Nov 17 / § Chap 18 pgs 390-398
§ Chap 18 Reading Ques.1-8
Thursday / Nov 18 / § Chap 18 pgs 398-408
§ Chap 18 Reading Ques.9-13
Friday / Nov 19 / § Chap 19 pgs 409-416
§ Chap 19 Reading Ques.1-6
Monday / Nov 22 / § Chap 19 pgs 417-426
§ Chap 19 Reading Ques.7-13
Tuesday / Nov 23 / § Chap 19 pgs 427-433
§ Chap 19 Reading Ques.14-18
Wednesday / Nov 24 / Holiday
Thursday / Nov 25 / Holiday
Friday / Nov 26 / Holiday
Monday / Nov 29 / Review / HMK #7: Chapters 16, 18 and 19
Tuesday / Nov 30 / EXAM #6
Chapters 16, 18, 19
SECIONALISM
CAUSES OF CIVIL WAR / § Chap 20 pgs 434-438
§ Chap 20 Reading Ques.
CHAPTER 16: THE SOUTH AND THE SLAVE CONTROVERSY
"Cotton is King!"
1. What is meant by "Cotton is King?" How did its sovereignty extend beyond the South? What implications did its rule have?
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The Planter "Aristocracy"
2. In what ways was the south "basically undemocratic?"
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Slaves and the Slave System
3. What were the weaknesses of the South's dependence on cotton?
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The White Majority
4. Why did many whites who did not own slaves support slavery?
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Free Blacks: Slaves Without Masters
5. Would it have been better to be a free Black in the North or in the South? Explain.
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Plantation Slavery
6. "...planters regarded slaves as investments [like a mule]...." Explain what was positive and what was negative about this situation for slaves.
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Life Under the Lash
7. Give evidence to show that slaves developed a separate, unique culture. What circumstances made this possible?
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The Burdens of Bondage
8. Thomas Jefferson once said that having slaves was like holding a wolf by the ears, you didn't like it but you couldn't let go. How does this section help to explain this statement?
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Early Abolitionism
9. Describe some of the early abolitionists.
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Radical Abolitionism
10. How were the attitudes of William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass different? When dealing with an issue that is moral and political, how rigid should a person be?
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The South Lashes Back
11. How did the South defend itself against the attacks of abolitionists?
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The Abolitionist Impact in the North
12. How did Northerners view abolitionists? Did they have any success?
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Varying Viewpoints: What Was the True Nature of Slavery?
13. What do historians agree on about slavery? Disagree about?
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CHAPTER 18: RENEWING THE SECTIONAL STRUGGLE
The Popular Sovereignty Panacea
1. What were the advantages and disadvantages of popular sovereignty?
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Political Triumphs for General Taylor
2. Why was the Free-Soil party formed? Was it important? Explain.
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"Californy Gold"
3. Did the California Gold Rush make people rich? Explain.
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Sectional Balance and the Underground Railroad
4. "The South was in a politically weak position in the 1850's." Assess this statement.
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Twilight of the Senatorial Giants
5. What effect did Webster's speech have?
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Deadlock and Danger on Capitol Hill
6. How did William Seward contribute to the tension between North and South in 1850?
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Breaking the Congressional Logjam
7. What factors led to the acceptance of the Compromise of 1850?
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Balancing the Compromise Scales
8. Explain the quote, "No single irritant of the 1850's was more consistently galling to both sides...."
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Defeat and Doom for the Whigs
9. What was important about the election of 1852?
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Expansionist Stirrings South of the Border
10. Explain the Ostend Manifesto, and what consequences it had.
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Pacific Railroad Promoters and the Gadsen Purchase
11. What was the reason for the Gadsen Purchase?
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Douglas's Kansas-Nebraska Scheme
12. Why were northerners so opposed to popular sovereignty?
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Congress Legislates a Civil War
13. What were the effects of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
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CHAPTER 19: DRIFTING TOWARD DISUNION
Stowe and Helper: Literary Incendiaries
1. Which book, Uncle Tom's Cabin or The Impending Crisis of the South was more important? Explain.
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The North-South Contest for Kansas
2. What went wrong with popular sovereignty in Kansas?
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Kansas in Convulsion
3. What was the effect of "Bleeding Kansas" on the Democratic Party?
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"Bully" Brooks and His Bludgeon
4. What was the consequence of Brook's beating of Sumner in the North? The South?
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"Old Buck" versus "The Pathfinder"
5. Assess the candidates in the 1856 election.
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The Electoral Fruits of 1856
6. Interpret the results of the election of 1856.
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The Dred Scott Bombshell
7. Why was the Dred Scott decision so divisive?
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The Financial Crash of 1857
8. How did the Panic of 1857 make Civil War more likely?
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An Illinois Rail-Splitter Emerges
9. Describe Abraham Lincoln's background.
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The Great Debate: Lincoln versus Douglas
10. What long term results occurred because of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
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John Brown: Murderer or Martyr
11. Why were the actions of one (crazy?) man so important in the growing conflict between North and South
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The Disruption of the Democrats
12. What happened when the Democratic Party attempted to choose a candidate for the presidency in 1860?
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A Rail-Splitter Splits the Union
13. Why was Lincoln chosen as the Republican candidate instead of Seward?
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The Electoral Upheaval of 1860
14. Did the South have any power in the national government after Lincoln’s election, or were they helpless?
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The Secessionist Exodus
15. What did President Buchanan do when the South seceded? Why?
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The Collapse of Compromise
16. What was the Crittendon Compromise and why did it fail?
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Farewell to Union
17. What advantages did southerners see in secession? Who did they compare themselves to?
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Varying Viewpoints: The Civil War: Repressible or Irrepressible
18. Was the Civil War irrepressible? Explain.
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