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Period 5: 1844 1877

APUSH KEY CONCEPT


5.2.II
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5.2

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Key Concept 5.2


Intensified by
expansion and
deepening regional
divisions, debates over
slavery and other
economic, cultural,
and political issues led
the nation into civil
war.

Answer 1&3 from the perspective of the NORTH.


Answer 2&4 from the perspective of the SOUTH.

EQ: In what way did


expansion create
economic, cultural and
political problems in the
U.S.?
Given an exit card, 100%
of SW - Write a SEEC
paragraph that
analyzes: Expansionism
and it impact on
regional division

1. Should slavery be a part of the Mexican Cession


lands?
2. Should the constitution of the United States be
amended to protect slavery?
3. Should the Fugitive Slave Law be followed by
those of the North?
4. Does the Compromise of 1850 solve the debate
over slavery?

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analyze content from
APUSH Key concept
5.2
Key Concept 5.2
Intensified by
expansion and
deepening regional
divisions, debates over
slavery and other
economic, cultural,
and political issues led
the nation into civil
war.
EQ: In what way did
expansion create
economic, cultural and
political problems in the
U.S.?
Given an exit card, 100%
of SW - Write a SEEC
paragraph that
analyzes: Expansionism
and it impact on
regional division

REVIEW
KEY CONCEPT 5.2 I
C. Arguments used to defend slavery:
Racial Doctrine: African Americans, like Native
Americans, were seen as savages
States Rights:
States could create laws to
determine whats in their own best
Interest
Slavery was a Positive Good
Constitution Believed slavery protected states rights and slavery
(slaves were deemed as property in Dred Scott,
property cant be taken away)

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5.2
Key Concept 5.2
Intensified by
expansion and
deepening regional
divisions, debates over
slavery and other
economic, cultural,
and political issues led
the nation into civil
war.
EQ: In what way did
expansion create
economic, cultural and
political problems in the
U.S.?
Given an exit card, 100%
of SW - Write a SEEC
paragraph that
analyzes: Expansionism
and it impact on
regional division

KEY CONCEPT 5.2


Intensified by expansion and Deepening
regional divisions, debates over slavery and
other economic, cultural, and political
issues led the nation into civil war.
Big Idea Questions:
Why did various government actions
regarding the issue of slavery fail?

Why did the election of 1860 lead to


secession by South Carolina and other
states?

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analyze content from
APUSH Key concept
5.2
Key Concept 5.2
Intensified by
expansion and
deepening regional
divisions, debates over
slavery and other
economic, cultural,
and political issues led
the nation into civil
war.
EQ: In what way did
expansion create
economic, cultural and
political problems in the
U.S.?
Given an exit card, 100%
of SW - Write a SEEC
paragraph that
analyzes: Expansionism
and it impact on
regional division

KEY CONCEPT 5.2, I


D e b a te s o v e r s l av e r y c a m e to d o m i n a te p o l i t i c al d i s c us s i o n s i n t h e
1 8 5 0 s , c u l m i n a t i ng i n t h e b i t te r e l e c t i o n o f 1 8 6 0 a n d t h e s e c e s s i o n
o f S o u t h e r n s t a te s .

A) Mexican Cession debates over slavery


Wilmot Proviso sought to ban slavery
in the Mexican
Cession
Banned in land
acquired as a result
of the Mexican-Amer
War (1846-48)
Passed the House,
NOT the Senate

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analyze content from
APUSH Key concept
5.2
Key Concept 5.2
Intensified by
expansion and
deepening regional
divisions, debates over
slavery and other
economic, cultural,
and political issues led
the nation into civil
war.
EQ: In what way did
expansion create
economic, cultural and
political problems in the
U.S.?
Given an exit card, 100%
of SW - Write a SEEC
paragraph that
analyzes: Expansionism
and it impact on
regional division

KEY CONCEPT 5.2, II


B) Attempts to resolve slavery issue
in the territories
Dred Scott v. Sanford:
African Americans (free and slave) were
deemed not citizens and could not sue
Slaves were considered property, could not
be taken away (5th amendment)

Congress could NOT regulate slavery in


territories
Helped split the Democratic party along
sectional lines

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5.2
Key Concept 5.2
Intensified by
expansion and
deepening regional
divisions, debates over
slavery and other
economic, cultural,
and political issues led
the nation into civil
war.
EQ: In what way did
expansion create
economic, cultural and
political problems in the
U.S.?
Given an exit card, 100%
of SW - Write a SEEC
paragraph that
analyzes: Expansionism
and it impact on
regional division

KEY CONCEPT 5.2, II


B) Attempts to resolve slavery
issue in the territories
National Leaders:

Compromise of 1850 (Douglass


and Clay)
Major Parts:
CA was added as a free state (tips balance in favor of free
states)
Slave trade was abolished in D.C.

Popular Sovereignty in Mexican


Cession
More strict fugitive slave law ->
personal liberty laws in the North

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5.2
Key Concept 5.2
Intensified by
expansion and
deepening regional
divisions, debates over
slavery and other
economic, cultural,
and political issues led
the nation into civil
war.
EQ: In what way did
expansion create
economic, cultural and
political problems in the
U.S.?
Given an exit card, 100%
of SW - Write a SEEC
paragraph that
analyzes: Expansionism
and it impact on
regional division

KEY CONCEPT 5.2, II

SWBAT identify &


analyze content from
APUSH Key concept
5.2
Key Concept 5.2
Intensified by
expansion and
deepening regional
divisions, debates over
slavery and other
economic, cultural,
and political issues led
the nation into civil
war.
EQ: In what way did
expansion create
economic, cultural and
political problems in the
U.S.?
Given an exit card, 100%
of SW - Write a SEEC
paragraph that
analyzes: Expansionism
and it impact on
regional division

KEY CONCEPT 5.2, II


B) Cont.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
(Douglass)

Allowed for
popular sovereignty
in KS and NB expectation was KS
would be slave, NB
would be free
Overturned the MO
Compromise

Helped lead to the


creation of the
Republican Party

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5.2
Key Concept 5.2
Intensified by
expansion and
deepening regional
divisions, debates over
slavery and other
economic, cultural,
and political issues led
the nation into civil
war.
EQ: In what way did
expansion create
economic, cultural and
political problems in the
U.S.?
Given an exit card, 100%
of SW - Write a SEEC
paragraph that
analyzes: Expansionism
and it impact on
regional division

KEY CONCEPT 5.2, II


C) End of the Second Party System:
Declined due to issues over slavery and
anti-immigration sentiments
Led to the emergence of sectional
parties (see election of 1860)
Republican Party emerged in the North
Made up of Free-Soilers and former
Whigs
Lincolns platform in 1860 was the
NONEXTENSION of slavery

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KEY CONCEPT 5.2, II

Key Concept 5.2


Intensified by
expansion and
deepening regional
divisions, debates over
slavery and other
economic, cultural,
and political issues led
the nation into civil
war.
EQ: In what way did
expansion create
economic, cultural and
political problems in the
U.S.?
Given an exit card, 100%
of SW - Write a SEEC
paragraph that
analyzes: Expansionism
and it impact on
regional division

D) Election of 1860 - Lincoln wins on a free -soil


platform, without a SINGLE Southern electoral vote
from the South
He did NOT want to end slavery, but keep it from
spreading
Immediate cause of the Civil War
South Carolina secedes on December 20, 1860, many
states follow shortly after

TEST TIPS

Multiple-Choice and Short Answer


Reasons for the decline of the Second Party System
Characteristics of the abolitionist movement
Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Dred
Scott decision

Essay Topics:
Government actions that sought to settle the issue of
slavery

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