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Unit 3: Manifest Destiny & The Civil War 7. Election and Secession

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Unit 3: Manifest Destiny & The Civil

War

7. Election and Secession

Page 2: 7. Election and Secession.   SWBAT evaluate Lincoln’s goals as President in his first term and describe the South’s reaction to his election. Lesson.

SWBAT evaluate Lincoln’s goals as President in his first

term and describe the South’s reaction to his election.

Lesson Objective

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Secession (secede) To break apart from

Southerners and their Slaves Why would Southern plantation owners resist the calls of

Northern Abolitionists to free their slaves?

Chart & Share Out Discussion

Do you believe that a Civil War had to be fought in order to free the slaves OR could it have happened eventually without a war?

Word of the Day/Initial Activity

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Focus Question: How did Lincoln express his intentions

regarding the future of America in his first inaugural speech?

Read Lincoln’s Election How did Lincoln respond to the fears of the South with regards

to slavery? Write a claim, provide 1 piece of evidence and analyze

Extension Activity Why wouldn’t Lincoln openly threaten the Southern states with

war if they threatened to break away from the United States? Share Out

Activity 1: Lincoln’s Election

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2 minute to write down a response to this

question:

If the Southern states were against President Lincoln becoming President, how could they respond to his election?

Turn & Talk: 30 seconds per partner Share Out

Lincoln’s Election QuickWrite/ Turn & Talk

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Focus Question: How did the Monroe Doctrine spread

American influence throughout the Western Hemisphere?

Read Southern Secession How did President Lincoln attempt to keep the Southern

states in the Union before they seceded? Write a claim, provide 1 piece of evidence and analyze

Extension Activity Why would the Southern states secede from the Union

rather than trying to compromise with Lincoln? Share Out

Activity 2: Southern Secession

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1. President Lincoln

a. Senator from Illinois b. Anti-slavery c. When elected President:

a. Promised not to attack the South b. Promised to “Preserve the Union”- job description in

Constitution 2. Southern Secession

a. Southern states concerned with too powerful fed. Gov. a. In the past have fought back through nullification of fed.

laws b. Threaten to secede if Lincoln elected

a. South Carolina secedes and attacks Fort Sumner

Mini-Lesson

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Exit TicketWhich statement best explains President Abraham Lincoln's justification for the Civil War?

a. As an abolitionist, President Lincoln wanted to end slavery in the United States.b. President Lincoln wanted to keep the South economically dependent on the industrial North.c. President Lincoln's oath of office required him to defend and preserve the Union.d. To keep the support of Great Britain and France, President Lincoln had to try to end slavery immediately.

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