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U.S.History                                                                             Name_______
Mr.Hajek                                                                                  Date_______
Period____

Reaction: American Literature. page 455

Social Causes of the Civil War

• John Brown- Who was he?  What did he do at the Pottawatomie Massacre(page 459)? What happened at Harpers Ferry(page 466)?

• Frederick Douglass-Who was he(page 453)? What does he show a nation about Slaves?
 
• Uncle Tom's Cabin- page 455- What was this book about? Why was it so significant?
 
• Dred Scott decision--page 463-What were the circumstances surrounding the case? What did the Supreme Court say?

Politcal Causes of the Civil War-Keeping a balance in the Federal Government-(Senate)

• Missouri Compromise- What was it? 

• Wilmot Proviso-What was it? What is Sectionalism? What is Popular Sovereignty?(page 450)
• Compromise of 1850- What was it? What was the Fugitive Slave Act? (page 452)
• Kansas-Nebraska Act--What was it? What was Bleeding Kansas? (page 458)

Economic Causes of the Civil War- Agriculture versus Industrialization

• Eli Whitney- Cotton Gin(370)- Interchangeable parts(359) 

• Mass Cheap Labor South??-
• Mass Cheap Labor North??-

Chapter 15- Identifying people and Ideas page 472-Due Monday

Chapter 15 -Understanding Main Ideas page 472- Due Monday

Westward Expansion Map- page XXII

• United states before 1803- Label each state
• Louisiana Purchase
• Texas
• California
• Oregon
• Utah

Compass Rose

Key (color each territory different)

Year of acquisition

Pacific & Atlantic Ocean

Mississippi River

Gulf of Mexico

Extra Credit assignment for Winter Break- Watch the Mini series Roots

• Main Characters and their Relationship to each other
• Historical events that they either show or talk about
• Description of slaves daily lives

* There should be at least one page per episode