Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address

https://www.bartleby.com/124/pres31.html


AIM 1 - How did the breakdown of Compromise lead to Bleeding Kansas and a greater influence of abolitionists?

 I. Compromises

  1. Manifest Destiny - new states joined the union

  2. Division between North and South wanted to be maintained


  1. Keep balance of power

  2. Division Lines

  1. Mason Dixon Line

  2. 36 30 Line

  3. No more lines


II. Bleeding Kansas
  1. Kansas Nebraska Act

  2. Beating of Charles Sumner



 

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

AIM - How did the Compromises of 1820 and 1850 change the balance of power in the US?

 

I. Compromise of 1820, 1850

A. 1820

1. Maine, Missouri

2. 36 30


B. 1850

1. California - free

2. Slave trade banned in DC

3. Strict fugitive slave law

4. Popular sovereignty


Thursday, January 20, 2022

AIM - How did compromise in the 1800 try to maintain the balance of power between N and S states?

 I.  Compromises

A.  Manifest Destiny - new states joined the union

  1. Division between North and South wanted to be maintained
  2. Keep balance of power
  3. Division Lines
    1. Mason Dixon Line
    2. 36 30 Line
    3. No more lines

Monday, January 17, 2022

AIM - How did Andrew Jackson influence the US and American culture as president?

 I.  Andrew Jackson

A. Common Man

B. National Bank

C.  States Rights

D.  Spoils System


E.  Results of Age of Jackson

  1. Indian Removal Act - Manifest Destiny; racist policies toward NA
  2. Court Cases
    1. Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
    2. Worcester v. Georgia
    3. Expands role of federal government; Trail of Tears continues
  3. National Bank - Species Circular (gold/silver); $ loses value; Panic of 1837

AIM - How did Northerners and Southerners view each other differently in Antebellum America?

 I.  North

A. Industrialization 

B.  Urbanization and Immigration

  1. Prejudice
  2. Discrimination
  3. Ignorance
  4. Know Nothings
  5. Assimilation
  6. Melting Pot
  7. Xenophobia
  8. Stereotypes
C.  Northerners will say that immigrants and factory workers were treated better than southern slaves.  Southerners will say the opposite.