Warm Up:
Create a “slavery spectrum”
On page 115 of your notebook, draw a line to
represent the different viewpoints on slavery. On
one side of the line write “totally supports slavery,”
on the other side write “totally against slavery.”
Place each historical figure where he/she would
fall on the line. Write their names and a one
sentence explanation for their placement.
Supports Slavery------------------------------------------Opposes Slavery
Today’s Question:
How did the North and
South compromise
before the Civil War?
Agenda:
1. Simulation: Discuss/watch video clips on
issues leading up to the war, create
compromises between North and South.
2. Create political cartoon
North vs. South:
Half of you are Northerners, half are Southerners.
We will hear about the issues leading up to the
Civil War and try to come to compromises to avoid
a war. Your job is to represent the perspective of
your region. The goal throughout the activity is
to: (1) protect your region’s interest, and (2) avoid
civil war.
Divide your notebook into 3
sections:
Issue:
Your compromise:
What really happened:
Map of United States in 1819:
Issue #1: The Missouri Compromise
The year is 1820. The debate over the statehood
for Missouri is getting hotter day by day. To
complicate matters, Maine has just applied for
admission to the Union as well. Your job is to find
a way to settle this controversy that is acceptable
to both the North and the South.
Northerners will meet on one side of the room,
Southerners on the other. You have 5 minutes to
discuss strategies for reaching a compromise!
Starting positions:
North:
• Supports statehood for Missouri and Main as FREE states
• Does not want slavery in Louisiana Territory
• Is against any solution that makes more slave states than free states
South:
• Supports statehood for Missouri as a SLAVE state
• Believes slaveholders have the right to settle in any new territory
• Is against any solution that makes more free states than slave states
Work our a compromise!
Interlock pinky fingers with the opposite region.
You may not unlock your fingers until you have
reached a compromise that all group members
agree on!
Once you have reached a compromise, record your
response on the handout and in your notebook.
Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise:
Issue:
Your compromise:
What really happened:
Illustrations
of slavery
published in
an AntiSlavery
Almanac
“Horrid Massacre in Virginia”
Free and Slave States 1848
Issue #2: The Compromise of 1850
It is 1850. Congress is in an uproar over California
and slavery. You will need all your skills as a
compromiser to settle this conflict and keep the
union from flying apart.
Northerners will meet on one side of the room,
Southerners on the other. You have 5 minutes to
discuss strategies for reaching a compromise!
Starting positions:
North:
• Supports statehood for California as a FREE state
• Wants to ban slavery in New Mexico and Utah territories
• Is against fugitive slave laws
South:
• Is against allowing free states to be the majority
• Reluctant to allow California in as a free state unless slavery is allowed in
other territories
• Believes slavery should expand to New Mexico and Utah
• Believes the national government has no power to meddle with slavery
where it already exists
• Demands stronger fugitive slave laws to help track down runaways
Work our a compromise!
Interlock pinky fingers with the opposite region.
You may not unlock your fingers until you have
reached a compromise that all group members
agree on!
Once you have reached a compromise, record your
response on the handout and in your notebook.
Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850:
Issue:
Your compromise:
What really happened:
Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854
Bleeding Kansas
“Southern Chivalry”
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I, John Brown, am now quite
certain that the crimes of this
guilty land can never be purged
away but with blood.
Election of
1860:
Lincoln said he
would not
interfere with
slavery in the
South BUT
would not
allow it to
expand west.
Election of 1860
Issue #4: Secession
It is the end of 1860. Lincoln has just been elected
president. The slave states are talking about
secession (leaving the union). Your job is to find
some compromise on slavery that will prevent civil
war.
Starting positions:
North:
• Slavery is wrong and should not be allowed to expand
• Secession is illegal. Once a state, always a state
• The union must stay together. We will fight to keep it together.
South:
• Slavery is good and should be allowed to expand.
• A state comes into the union by its own free choice and may leave
whenever it chooses.
• The south and its way of life must be preserved; we will secede if our
rights are threatened.
Work our a compromise!
Interlock pinky fingers with the opposite region.
You may not unlock your fingers until you have
reached a compromise that all group members
agree on!
Once you have reached a compromise, record your
response on the handout and in your notebook.
Secession:
Issue:
Your compromise:
What really happened:
Create a Political Cartoon:
Political cartoons are illustrations or comic strips
containing a political or social message that
usually relates to current events or personalities.
Choose one of the events leading up to the war.
Create a political cartoon from the perspective of
the region you represented today.
The Bombardment of Fort Sumter
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