Division

Overview of the Unit

In this unit students will learn about the Compromise of 1850, what the Underground Railroad is and how it helped individuals escape slavery, and what the Missouri Compromise was.

Essential Questions

• Can the Union Separate?
• What justification did the south use to protect slavery?

Student Outcomes

• I can describe the Growth of the Slavery Problem
• I can explain Federal vs States rights
• I can describe the Compromise of 1850
• I can describe what the Underground railroad is
• I can explain fugitive slave law
• I can describe the Missouri Compromise

Standards (ACT Readiness Standards)

• CLR 501: Locate and interpret minor or subtly stated details in somewhat challenging passages
• CLR 502: Locate important details in more challenging passages
• CLR 503: Draw subtle logical conclusions in somewhat challenging passages
• CLR 504: Draw logical conclusions in more challenging passages
• CLR 505: Paraphrase virtually any statement as it is used in somewhat challenging passages
• IDT 501: Infer a central idea or theme in somewhat challenging passages or their paragraphs
• IDT 502: Identify a clear central idea or theme in more challenging passages or their paragraphs
• IDT 503: Summarize key supporting ideas and details in more challenging passages