Day 2-3

Date Assignment Page

Civil War K-W-L Chart 19

Issues of the CW – C Notes 19

Issues Organizer 19

Table of Contents

Warm-Up

Would you rather pay more to buy a twix from your friend or pay less to buy a twix from your enemy?

Learning Target

I can identify and explain the differing points of view over the causes of the Civil War.

What I know about the civil war

What I want to know about the civil war

Create a 3 column chart like the one below. List anything you KNOW about the CW in the 1st column. List any QUESTIONS you might have in the 2nd column.

Civil War K-W-L

Issues of The Civil WarC-Notes

Causes of the Civil War Video

Causes of the Civil War

As you watch, look for one way the north was different from the south in

the 1800s.

Wedges of Separation• In the 1800s, the United

States was divided on several issues

• These issues included:1. Tariffs2. Slavery3. States’ rights4. Sectionalism

• These issues divided the country into sections called the North and South

Tariffs

Video

What is a tariff?Who was against a higher tariff?

Why?

Tariffs

• Most industries (businesses) were located in the North

• Northerners wanted a higher tariff on imported goods from other countries.

• High tariffs would force the South to buy from the North or pay more $ for goods from other countries

Tariffs• The S. was against a higher

tariff• A higher tariff meant that it

would cost more $ to buy imported goods

• This would cause the S. to buy from the N.

• This helped the N.’s economy even more

EnglandUSA

Identify how each side felt. Give reasonsWhere did Texas stand on this issue?

Slavery

Who? South North

How will Texas feel about TARIFFS?

Tariffs (taxes)

Slavery

Video

Who was for slavery?Who was against slavery?

Slavery• The N. relied on

manufacturing to make $$ and didn’t need slaves

• They wanted to stop the spread of slavery or get rid of it all together. (These people were abolitionists) because they thought it was wrong.

Slavery• The S. economy was

based on cotton farming• The S. relied on slaves to

plant and gather cotton• W/out slaves, the

southern economy could not survive

Identify how each side felt. Give reasonsWhere did Texas stand on this issue?

Slavery

Who? South North

How will Texas feel about SLAVERY?

Slavery

Day 3

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Table of Contents

States Rights

• Southerners believed that states (not the federal gov’t) had the right to decide laws that helped their life

• The S. believed that the states (not the federal gov’t) should have slavery if it helped their economy

• The S. believed if the citizens wanted, their state could secede from the Union (USA).

States Rights

• Northerners believed the national gov’t was supreme (not the state gov’t)

• They believed that the states could not legally separate from the Union (USA).

• They believed that slavery should be decided by the national gov’t, not the states

“ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE…….”

Identify how each side felt. Give reasonsWhere did Texas stand on this issue?

Slavery

Who? South North

How will Texas feel about STATES’ RIGHTS?

STATES’ RIGHTS

Sectionalism• Each section had pride and were loyal to their region

more than to the Union (USA).• Ea. section felt they had the best kind of economy• Ea. section felt they were more important than the

other

I’m a northerner.

I’m a Southerner….but you’re

both from the USA!

Identify how each side felt. Give reasons.Where did Texas stand on this issue?

Slavery

Who? South North

How will Texas feel about SECTIONALISM?

SECTIONALISM

Ticket Out The Door

3 Issues that divided the country

2 reasons why the South was against tariffs

1 reason why the North was against slavery