8th Grade: Unit 9

CQ: Why did the South secede? (C3Teachers)

CQ: Why did the South secede? (C3Teachers)

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Staging the Compelling Question

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Supporting Question 1: 

How did states attempt to compromise on the issues of enslavement, state sovereignty, and territorial expansion? 

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Supporting Question 2: 

How did the election of 1860 divide the nation?

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Supporting Question 3: 

What did Southerners say about secession?

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Supporting Question 4: 

What did Northerners say about secession?

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Summative Performance Task

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Taking Informed Action

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