The development of an debates about democracy, freedom, citizenship, diversity, and individualism shape American national identity, cultural values, and beliefs about American exceptionalism, and i turn, these ideas shape political institutions and society. Throughout American history, notions of national identity and culture have coexisted with varying degrees of regional and group identities
KC 5.3.1.b Lincoln and most Union supporters began the Civil War to preserve the Union, but Lincoln’s decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation reframed the purpose of the war and helped prevent the Confederacy from gaining full diplomatic support from European powers. Many African Americans fled southern plantations and enlisted in the Union Army, helping to undermine the Confederacy.
KC 5.3.1.c Lincoln sought to reunify the country and used speeches such as the Gettysburg Address to portray the struggle against slavery as the fulfillment of America’s founding democratic ideals.
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REQUIRED: Textbook: AMSCO, 4th edition.
Topic: Topic 5.9
Option: AMSCO, 3rd edition. Chapters 12-15
EXTENDED: Textbook: Brinkley, Alan. American History: Connecting with the Past
Topic: Chapters 13-16
Supplemental: PPT of chapter overview
SUPPLEMENTAL: Reading: Wilentz "Lincoln & Jacksonian Democracy"
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Topic Essential Question
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5.3.1.b
5.3.1.c
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SAQ Topic 33
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Topic 5.9
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Create a graphic organizer.
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