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Unit 2: Prelude to the Civil War, Part Two

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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

It was hoped that the Compromise of 1850 would put an end to the division in the country over the spread of slavery, but it did not. The opposition in the North grew so powerful that a new political party, the Republican Party, came to power whose main goal was to stop the spread of slavery.

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Leading Ideas and Biblical Principles

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• Honesty is a character quality to be desired.
  • The Lord detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please Him. — Proverbs 20:23
• 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 2 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 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
• Timeline of Events Leading to the Civil War
• The Underground Railroad, Interactive Website (This interactive website tells the story of one slave’s escape to freedom.)
• Levi Coffin’s Underground Railroad Station – a short, original document of his thoughts
• Jacob Stroyer, My Life in the South – a short piece from his book about his experiences as a slave
• Harriet Beecher Stowe, A Letter to Mr. Garrison – an original letter from Stowe to Garrison about Franklin Douglas
• Abraham Lincoln’s “A House Divided” Speech – the original speech given by Lincoln
• Timeline of USA Presidents, includes major events during presidencies

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