What Caused the Civil War? Module 3: Lesson 1

What Caused the Civil War?

Exploring the Roots of Conflict

Module 3: Lesson 1

Exploring the Roots of Conflict

Draw

While watching the video in Google Classroom, take notes on the adjacent chart to show what you notice and wonder about the causes of the Civil War.

Multiple Choice

According to the video, "What Caused the Civil War," what was the main cause of the war?

• Economic disagreements

• Political corruption

• The issue of slavery

• Expansion into the West

Civil means having to do with people who are members of a country.

Let's test your knowledge of using context clues to determine the meaning of vocabulary.

Module 3: Lesson 1

Exploring the Roots of Conflict

Multiple Choice

What do you think secession means?

• to join together

• to break away from a country

• to create a new law

• to win a war

Multiple Choice

What does abolition mean?

• The movement to end slavery

• The right to own land

• Expanding to new territories

• A form of government

Multiple Choice

What were "state's rights" in the Civil War context?

• The law that only states could elect presidents

• The idea that all states should be equal in population

• The right of states to trade freely.

• The belief that states could govern themselves without federal interference.

Multiple Choice

What was the "Union" during the Civil War?

• The group of Southern states that seceded

• The name for both armies in the war.

• The Northern states that remained loyal to the U. S. government

• A peace agreement between the North and South

Multiple Choice

What does Confederacy refer to?

• The Southern states that seceded from the U.S.

• A group of people who protested against the war

• The states that remained neutral in the Civil War

• A peace treaty that ended the war

Complete Handout 1A by providing synonyms (familiar words from the video) and the definition of those words. Make sure you use context clues to define the terms. This should take about 5-7 minutes. You will use the information from the video and the Definitions on Handout 1A to answer the constructed response on the last slide.

Let's test your knowledge of using context clues to determine the meaning of vocabulary.

Module 3: Lesson 1

Exploring the Roots of Conflict

Open Ended

What caused the Civil War? Use two vocabulary words from handout 1A to answer the question. You can use the sentence frames below.

The Northern States _________________. The Southern states ________________. This led to the start of the Civil War because, ___________________________________.