Social Studies Module 1- Prior to Civil War 2 weeks

Knox County Sheet (Extremely Helpful)- Suggested Time 9 days

I CAN STATEMENTS
I can compare and contrast the reality of slavery, urban immigration and railroad growth to the popular beliefs held by the Antebellum South.

 I can interpret the differences between the North and South including economic factors, transportation and population.

I can examine and analyze the writings and opinions of numerous abolitionist leaders using primary sources including
 Sojourner Truth
 Frederick Douglass
 Grimke sisters
 William Lloyd Garrison 

Prior to Civil War
Students summarize the events leading up to the Civil War.
5.1 Compare and contrast the myth of the Antebellum South to the realities of the region including the harshness of slavery, increased immigration to urban areas, and growth of railroads. (C, G, P)
5.2 Interpret the sectional differences between the North and the South in economics, transportation, and population. (C, E)
5.3 Use primary sources to analyze multiple samples of abolition leaders’ writings and their stance on slavery, including: (C, P)

• Sojourner Truth
  
• Frederick Douglass
  
• the Grimke sisters
  
• William Lloyd Garrison
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• 5.4 Draw on information from multiple print or digital resources explaining the events that made slavery a national issue during the mid-19th century, including: 

(C, E, G, P)

• Missouri Compromise
  
• Uncle Tom’s Cabin
  
• Compromise of 1850
  
• Brook’s attack on Sumner
  
• Kansas-Nebraska Act
  
• John Brown’s Raid
  
• Dred Scott case
  

Primary Documents and Supporting Texts to Read: excerpts from Ain’t I a Woman, Sojourner Truth; excerpts from Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe
Primary Documents and Supporting Texts to Consider: excerpts from Narrative of theLife of Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass; excerpts from the writings of the Grimkesisters; excerpts from the writings of William Lloyd Garrison