This Day in History
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Objective
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Ch. 14: A Nation Divided (1846-1861)
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Class Resources
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Test Breakdown:
Essay Questions:
1. Explain how the Dred Scott decision widened the gap between the North and the South. In your opinion, was the Dred Scott decision one of the most important Supreme Court decisions in history? Provide details to support your argument.
2. Evaluate President Lincoln's actions toward the Confederate States of America in the months before the Civil War. Do you think Lincoln made the best possible decisions and that war was unavoidable? Or. do you think he could have made different choices and avoided further conflict? Use specific examples to support your argument.
Look over your notes, classwork, homework and the PowerPoint slides on the BLOG.
And...PREPARE IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ESSAYS!!
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Tonight's homework
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Study for Ch. 14 Test Tomorrow Friday, Sept. 9
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Thursday, September 8, 2016
Ch. 14 Review Day
