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= ** __Chapter 10 - The Nation Splits Apart__ ** = = =  Slavery and States’ Rights Protest, Resistance, and Violence The Election of Lincoln The South Secedes
 * Content: The Nation Splits Apart **** 1850-1861 **
 * CHAPTER 10 – p. 320-350 **
 * U.S. **** I Learning Standards: **
 * USI.35 Describe how the different economies and cultures of the North and South contributed to the growing importance of sectional politics in the early 19th century. (H) **

the Missouri Compromise (1820) the South Carolina Nullification Crisis (1832-1833) the Wilmot Proviso (1846) the Compromise of 1850 the publication of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s //Uncle Tom’s Cabin// (1851-1852) the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) the Dred Scott Supreme Court case (1857) the Lincoln-Douglas debates (1858) John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry (1859) the election of Abraham Lincoln (1860) //****UBD in development****//
 * USI.36 Summarize the critical developments leading to the Civil War. (H) **

= //**Section 3 - The Election of 1860**// = //**adapted from the Election of 1860 wiki by Mr. Max**//

Opening Activity:
In the ** blue workbook **, turn to page 86, The Election of 1860 heading. List the four political parties that ran for president in 1860, and what each party wants (their **platform**).


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** Activity 1 - Political Cartoon Analysis **




Open the document below.
 * Create an "I see/it means" on this cartoon
 * In your summary, make a PREDICTION for the outcome of the 1860 election
 * Also in your summary, determine what the point of view of the artist is

** Activity 2 - Data Analysis **




After reading the directions below, open the document and in two-column note format examine the pie graph of the national popular vote of the election of 1860:

What main ideas about the election can you determine from the graph? What details can you provide to support those main ideas?
 * For the right column:**

Can you draw any connections to the cartoon? Any connections to previous work you have done? What questions does it lead you to ask? What comments do you have? What information do we still need to know?
 * For the left column:**

What conclusions can you draw about this election?

Activity 3 - State by State Popular Analysis


Open the document below which details the state by state popular vote of the election of 1860. Follow the directions within the document to determine the winner of each state's vote.



Activity 4 - Electoral Map Creation


Using the chart of the state by state vote that you have highlighted, open the document below and complete the creation of an electoral college map for the results of the election of 1860.




 * Electoral Map Analysis - SUMMARY HOMEWORK**


 * What conclusions about the Election of 1860 can you draw from looking at the electoral college map? **