8th Grade: Unit 8

CQ: What is the consequence of division?

CQ: What is the consequence of division?

Staging the Compelling Question

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Supporting Question 1: 

How did new political parties address division in the United States?

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Supporting Question 2: 

How did the Dred Scott v. Sandford case create more sectional division?

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Supporting Question 3: 

What did John Brown hope to accomplish at Harpers Ferry? (SHEG)

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Supporting Question 4: 

Case Study: How did Kentucky’s policies reflect national political division?

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Supporting Question 5: 

Case Study: How did Kentucky’s policies reflect national economic division?

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Summative Performance Task

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Taking Informed Action

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