Sectionalism+Pt.+II

== These files are the same, but in different formats. You only need one. P.476-487

=Objective:=
 * Understand the social and political impact of the idea of Manifest Destiny.
 * Understand the major events and issues that promoted sectional conflicts and strained national cohesiveness in the antebellum period (e.g., Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott Decision)

Homework is to define the key terms and answer the questions for the first two pdfs below. The third document will be classwork during our next class.
=Key Terms & People=

Using the resources listed below, write a definition for each of the following terms or people listed.
 * popular sovereignty
 * Compromise of 1850
 * secede
 * Fugitive Slave Act
 * Kansas-Nebraska Act
 * Dred Scott
 * John Brown (ABC-CLIO - [|John Brown]) - __Complete a time line on his adult life;__ username: kis, password: welcome
 * Pottawatomie Massacre
 * John Brown's Raid

=**Main Ideas**=


 * Answer the following questions**
 * 1) How are the arguments made for/against California's admission into the union similar to the arguments made during the debate over Missouri's admission to the union?
 * 2) How did the Compromise of 1850 contradict [go against] the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
 * 3) What were the effects of the Fugitive Slave Act? Why did some Americans believe the Fugitive Slave Act was unfair?
 * 4) How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act contradict [go against] the Missouri Compromise of 1820 and anger Northerners?
 * 5) What was the decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott Case? Identify the reasons the Supreme Court gave to support their decision.
 * 6) How did the Supreme Court case affect abolitionists efforts? Why did John Brown's raid lead some southerners to talk about leaving the Union?
 * 7) Explain how the actions of John Brown in the Pottawatomie Massacre and at Harper's Ferry would lead some Southerners to talk about leaving the Union?

=Resources=
 * [[file:California - Free or Slave.pdf]]
 * [[file:Bleeding Kansas Pt. 1 & 2.pdf]]
 * [[file:Dred Scott Decision & John Brown's Raid.pdf]]


 * ABC-CLIO - [|John Brown]
 * [|Additional Information]

=**Video Resources**=

- Click on the Hippocampus icon below. It will take you to our Hippocampus class page. - Find the video(s) listed below on the left side of the screen under "BOOKMARKS"
 * Instructions**


 * Compromise of 1850
 * Kansas-Nebraska Act
 * Dred Scott Decision

=Extensions= The information below is //**optional**// reading and is meant only to extend the knowledge you have gained from the primary resources listed above.


 * The Oregon Country
 * The annexation of Texas
 * The Mexican-American War
 * Uncle Tom's cabin
 * Abolitionism