Unit 13: Who or What Cause The American Civil War? P. 19
•(Go To Mr. M’s Website to see this photo if you can’t see the screen)
1.How many free states are there?
2.How many slave states?
3. Where exactly is Missouri located…in the North or South?
4.If Missouri asked to be admitted to the Union, Why might that cause a problem between the North &
South?
NOTE TO GROUP: Once done with your DO NOW, you may all move on to
today’s evidence, which can be found on Mr. M’s website. Remember as you
read that throughout this unit, we are defining a “suspect” as: any person,
object, event, or idea that could have brought the North & South closer to war.
Unit 13: Who or What Cause The American Civil War? P. 20
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
Who or What Caused the American
EvidenceWar?
“A”
Civil
Who wrote / created this?
S
OURCE
INFO
What type of evidence is it? (Primary, Secondary?)
When was it written?
C
R
lose
Confronting The Issue of Slavery
What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
say about slavery?
The Tallmadge Amendment
What did James Tallmadge propose be done
with Missouri? How did the South react?
What was Congress’ unspoken agreement
that had been in place for years?
A Deadlocked Congress
Why was the South so concerned about what
happened to Missouri?
eading
What details
are revealed
by a very
close reading
of this
evidence?
(Look to
CLOSE
READING
QUESTIONS
for guidance)
Questions About Missouri
Why was the issue of Missouri confusing for
Congress?
What effect did the Tallmadge Amendment have
on the North?
By 1819, were the North and South able to reach
a compromise on the issue of Missouri?
P
P
iece to the
uzzle?
Does this
evidence help
your
invesigation?
How so?
What does it
reveal?
GROUP DISCUSSION: Does this evidence reveal any “Suspects” for the “crime” of starting
the Civil War? If so, who? Why? (If none, explain why).
Unit 13: Who or What Cause The American Civil War? P. 21
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
Who or What Caused the American
Evidence “B” Civil War?
Evidence “C”
S
Who wrote / created this?
Who wrote / created this?
INFO
What type of evidence is it? (Primary,
Secondary?)
What type of evidence is it? (Primary, Secondary?)
OURCE
When was it written?
When was it written?
C
R
lose
eading
What details
are revealed
by a very
close reading
of this
evidence?
(Look to
CLOSE
READING
QUESTIONS
for guidance)
P
P
iece to the
uzzle?
Does this
evidence help
your
invesigation?
How so?
What does it
reveal?
By 1820, what other state was trying to
join the union?
What did some Southerners in Congress
begin talking about?
How did the North & South resolve the
“Missouri” issue? What were the terms?
Why does Jefferson seem to be worried
about America?
What does Jefferson claim to be wrong with
the “present generation” of Americans?
How could the mood of Jefferson’s writing be
described here?
Did the “compromise” end up actually
solving the issue of slavery?
What might have Jefferson meant by the last
line?
GROUP DISCUSSION: Does this evidence
reveal any “Suspects” for the “crime” of
starting the Civil War? If so, who? Why?
(If none, explain why)
GROUP DISCUSSION: Does this evidence
reveal any “Suspects” for the “crime” of
starting the Civil War? If so, who? Why? (If
none, explain why)
Homework
Unit 13: Who or What Cause The American Civil War? P. 22
WHO OR WHAT IS GUILTY
OF CAUSING THE CIVIL
WAR? Based on what you
learned today, list to the
right all the possible
suspects you believe could
be charged for the murder of
620,000 Americans
WHO OR
WHAT IS
GUILTY OF
CAUSING THE
CIVIL WAR?
Write a 75word diary
about your
investigation on
the case today.
Make sure you
mention who
your suspects
are, if you have
any, along with
your reasons for
being
suspicious of
how they might
be responsible
for causing the
Civil War.
KEY WORDS:
North, South,
Compromise,
Missouri,
Tallmadge
Amendment,
Congress (Use
4)
Suspects
John Doe
Jane Doe
Suspects
EXAMPLE
EXPLANATION/EVIDENCE: To be written in 1st Person
¨“Today’s investigation proved very interesting. I think I’ve
found my 1st suspect and its ____________. I’m very suspicious of
this person because…. (then list all reasons you believe this
person/thing to be possibly responsible for the Civil War).”
Another person who could possibly be charged for this crime
is ___________________________. If it weren’t for ____________________,
then ________________ would not have happened. Etc…
DAY 3: EXPLANATION/EVIDENCE: To be written in 1st Person
(75wds)