Unit 3: Manifest Destiny & The Civil

War

5. Sectionalism

SWBAT evaluate America’s attempts at avoiding a

confrontation between slave and free states by creating temporary compromises between the states.

Lesson Objective

Sovereign The source of power in a government, ability to make

laws

Slavery in the Territories Why would some Americans be resistant to the spread of

slavery into the western territories?

Chart & Share Out Discussion

Who should have the final say in the slavery debate, the Federal government OR the individual citizens of each state?

Word of the Day/Initial Activity

Focus Question: How did the Northern and Southern

states establish compromises to put off the slavery issue in America?

Read Slavery Compromise Jigsaw Read your slavery compromise Record your answers on the board

Extension Activity Why was it important to keep a balance between the

number of free states and the number of slave states in America?

Share Out

Activity 1: Slavery Compromises Jigsaw

2 minute to write down a response to this

question:

Why would the Northern Free states and the Southern Slave states seek a compromise over the issue of slavery instead of force their opinions on each other?

Turn & Talk: 30 seconds per partner Share Out

Slavery Compromises QuickWrite/ Turn & Talk

Focus Question: Why did the Free and Slave states

pass the three slavery compromises?

Read Slavery Compromises How did the Free-states and the Slave-states pass these

three compromises? Write a claim, provide 1 piece of evidence and analyze

Extension Activity How might these slavery compromises only increase the

anger over the issue in America? Share Out

Activity 2: Slavery Compromises

1. Missouri Compromise

a. California enters the Union as free b. Popular sovereignty used to determine slavery in new Mexico

territory 2. Compromise of 1850

a. California is free, Utah and New Mexico slave b. Establishes Fugitive Slave Law

3. Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854 a. Nullifies (removes) Missouri Compromise by allowing popular

sovereignty to decide on the issue of slavery in new states b. “Bleeding Kansas”

3. States Rights a. Dominant issue is rights of individual states to decide slave issue

OR the right of Federal government

Mini-Lesson

Exit TicketWhich problem did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska act attempt to solve?

a. extension of slavery into the western territoriesb. b. equitable distribution of frontier lands to the owners of small

farmsc. c. placement of protective tariffs on foreign importsd. d. need for internal improvements in transportation

2) Share with me one thing that you find interesting from class today. Why do you find it interesting?3) Share with me one-way in which the information from class today affects your life today.

Summary