3.2 Introduction and Connection to the Civil War

Civil War

Connections to Prior Learning

What did the video tell us about Minnesota's involvement in the Civil War?

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​1861-1865

Based on the information presented in the podcast, The Little War on the Prairie, how do the two sources compliment one another or work together to further your knowledge?

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​1861-1865

Open Ended

Think about what wasn't said about Minnesota in the video. Create a sentence or two that could have been added to the video to make the viewer better understand the complexities of the time period for the state of Minnesota. Consider the information from The Little War on the Prairie.

Review: The Impending Civil War

As the video plays, consider all of the changes that were occurring and the demands people were making in the time period prior to the Civil War.

Open Ended

Hindsight being 20/20, create a piece of advice for a country's leadership if they were in power at a tumultuous time. In other words, what do you think the lessons are about human nature in times of such great division?

​We will be handing out a quick Bingo sheet. We are quickly reviewing some of the events that would bring about the war.

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Pause for a quick activity.

Open Ended

Write a headline that might have been seen in one of the nation's newspapers in the years ranging from 1856 - 1861 before the war begins.

Reorder

Put the following in chronological order as each occurred prior to the Civil War.

• Missouri Compromise

• Mexican Cession

• Fugitive Slave Law

• Uncle Tom's Cabin is published

• Abraham Lincoln is elected President

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Reorder

From earliest to latest order the events that led to the Civil War.

• Northwest Ordinance

• Missouri Compromise

• Texas Annexation

• Republican Party Forms

• Harpers Ferry Uprising w/John Brown

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What did the "Union" mean to Americans at this time and how does it contribute to the Civil War?

​Be prepared to answer this after the video.

Open Ended

What did the "Union" mean to Americans at this time and how does the concept contribute to the Civil War?

Poll

Do you believe the Civil War could have been avoided?

• No

• Yes