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\nNational Constitution Center: Hall Pass Videos\n

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\nThe National Constitution Center offers this collection of informative and entertaining videos intended to start conversations and develop critical thinking skills. Viewers learn about the rights granted by the constitution, about the...\n
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\nThe Missouri Compromise of 1820\n

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\nStudents use a map of the Missouri Compromise to explain the geographical changes it brought to the U.S. and why the changes provoked a debate over the expansion of slavery in the U.S.\n
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\nAn Early Threat of Secession: The Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Nullification Crisis\n

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\nStudents examine the controversies over slavery's expansion and how the federal tariffs further entrenched the dividing line between northern and southern interests.\n
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\nCauses of the Civil War: Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and Kansas Nebraska Act\n

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\nHow did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act contribute to the growing tensions that led to the Civil war? To better understand the events that led to the Civil War, young historians engage in a...\n
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\nAn Early Threat of Secession: The Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Nullification Crisis\n

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\nStudents analyze an interactive map of the Missouri Compromise to identify the regions and their relation to slavery. In this pre-civil war era lesson, students read primary source documents and research online to answer questions...\n
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\nThe Brief American Pageant: The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism\n

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\nUse this series of bright, informative maps to illustrate important events of America's infancy. Detailing the Missouri Compromise, the Battle of New Orleans, and the Presidential Election of 1812, this presentation would be a good...\n
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\nThe Antebellum South\n

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\nYour history students will be on the edges of their seats during this fascinating presentation, which details the abolition movement and slave life during the Antebellum period in the American South. Students will be left agape at the...\n
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\nWar & Expansion\n

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\nHow did the United States come to acquire two of its largest states? Your class members will learn about the sequence of events that led to and immediately followed the acquisition of Texas and California, including the Mexican-American...\n
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\nA Century of Expansion: America's Destiny (1763-1867)\n

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\nHow did we grow into such a large nation? Follow the events, wars, and treaties that led to the acquisition of major states as we expanded into the West. The slides provide maps, dates, and simplistic information to help learners...\n
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\nTo Compromise or Not to Compromise: The Missouri Question\n

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\nStudents evaluate the fairness of the Missouri Compromise. They read the Missouri Compromise and discuss how it reflected the North-South, anti-slavery and pro-slavery division in the country. They work in groups to debate the Missouri...\n
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\nChapter 9 Review WKST\n

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\nHere is a traditional multiple-choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank assessment on the presidency of James Monroe in the United States. It was designed to supplement a particular textbook chapter, but could be used to assess learning...\n
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\nSectionalism, Popular Sovereignty and Secession\n

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\nStudents read and discuss background material on several key decisions that played a role in the Civil War including the Missouri Compromise, the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dredd Scott Decision. They create a timeline and write an essay.\n
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\nBackground to the Conflict: Pre-Civil War Days\n

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\nThe American Civil War was a complex test of a relatively young democracy in the mid-nineteenth century. Discuss the events and factors that led to the Civil War with a thorough slideshow presentation.\n
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\nAge of Jackson\n

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\nReview the depth and complexity of Andrew Jackson's presidency and the beginnings of modern American politics with this engaging video. Topics covered include: the second bank of the United States, the Missouri Compromise, the rise of...\n
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\nCauses of the Civil War\n

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\nStudents identify the various causes leading to the Civil War. Students create a timeline of the actual events that led to it. Students form small groups and read from one of the included paragraphs about the causes of the war to each...\n
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\nSectionalism - A Review\n

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\nWhat is sectionalism? A loyalty to the interest of one's region, or sectionalism, is really what sparked the Civil War. Learn about the South's attempt at expanding slavery westward and the power struggle between the two regions...\n
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\nThe Civil War\n

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\nA unit covers many aspects of the Civil War. Over six weeks, fifth graders delve deep into the history of slavery, the Civil War—before, during, and after—Abraham Lincoln, women's contributions, the Emancipation Proclamation, and...\n
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\nThe Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854: Popular Sovereignty and the Political Polarization over Slavery\n

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\nWhy did Stephen Douglas support the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854? Why did Abraham Lincoln oppose it? Young historians examine how the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 affected the political balance between free and slave states and explore how...\n
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\nMaking Generalizations\n

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\nBeing able to recognize patterns, craft generalizations, and draw conclusions based on information in a text passage are essential critical thinking skills. Encourage learners to hone these skills with a worksheet that asks them to read...\n
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\nThe Thirteenth Amendment\n

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\nThe Forced Migration of Enslaved People 1810-1860\n

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\nSlavery not only involved the forced migration of African people from their homes, it also meant the forced removal of people within the United States. Using data and interactive graphics, scholars see how the tragedy of human slavery...\n
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\nLincoln and the Republicans: The Cause of the War?\n

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\nIn today's political rhetoric, many forget the pivotal role the Republican Party played in the causes of the Civil War. The party's formation was the final straw for Southerners who saw the enslavement of people of African descent a...\n
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\nThe Civil War\n

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\nA student reader shares information about the history of slavery, the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln, women's contributions to the war, the Emancipation Proclamation, and reconstruction. \n
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\nTimeline of Compromises over Slavery\n

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\nIn this primary source analysis worksheet, learners read excerpts of the Preamble, the Constitution, and the Fugitive Slave Act, the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Crittenden Compromise....\n
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