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Unit 1: The Prelude to the Civil War Part 1

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Unit 1 [flag bg_color=”#d6e3bc” text_color=”#9d241a”]Middle School[/flag]

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Unit Overview

Subjects Covered

Grammar, Literature, Composition, History

Time Period

Modern

Grade Level

Middle School: 6 – 8

Civilization

American

Literature

Poetry of the Modern Time Period – by Edgar Allen Poe. 

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Unit Description

The struggle over the question of slavery was a long and bitter one. John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster and Henry Clay were all on the forefront of this battle. Finally both the North and the South agreed to give up a apart of what they wanted and this was demonstrated in the Missouri Compromise. However, peace was still not to be had. Increased tariffs and taxes on the South led to increased conflict and the state of South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union and form a separate nation
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Leading Ideas and Biblical Principles

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• The Bible provides the ethics upon which to judge people and nations.
  • And God spoke all these words:…(continue reading). — Exodus 20:1-17
• God is sovereign over the affairs of men
  • From one man He made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. — Acts 17:26

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Unit 1 Resources: [flag bg_color=”#d6e3bc” text_color=”#9d241a”]Middle School[/flag]

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VIDEOS ON THIS WEBSITE SHOULD BE PREVIEWED BY PARENTS BEFORE ALLOWING STUDENTS TO WATCH VIDEOS. SOME VIDEOS MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION ON SENSITIVE TOPICS.

Additional Maps:

• Map of Historic Gold Mines in California
• Map of Trails West
• Map of the Compromise of 1850
• Map of Underground Railroad Routes, c.1650
• Map of Votes during the Election of 1860

Complementary Sources:

• Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
• Morse Code Translator
• Timeline of Events Leading to the Civil War
• Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin (pdf of 1900 version)
• Timeline of USA Presidents, includes major events during presidencies

Videos:

The Start of the California Gold Rush, 1849 (will redirect to youtube)

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Literature:

Edger Allen Poe, “The Bells”

The Romantic Period of Music (1850-1900)

Find a summary of the period’s styles here.

Some Composers:

• Beethoven (1770-1827)
• Schubert (1797-1828)
• Berlioz (1803-1869)
• Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
• Chopin (1810-1856)
• Liszt (1811-1886)
• Wagner (1813-1883)
• Verdi (1813-1901)
• Smetana (1824-1884)
• Brahms (1833-1897)
• Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

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