FRIDAY--MARCH 4

US History
EQ:
What factors contributed to the growth of American cities in the late 19th century?
What were social impacts of urbanization?

CW:
Unit 2 study guide 
notes: immigration to America
small group research: life in urban areas at the turn of the century


HW:
REVIEW NOTES
ESSAY PREP
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IB HOTA
EQ:
What were the social, economic, and political impacts of slavery?

CW:
1856 presidential election--John C. Fremont vs. James Buchanan 
1857--Dred Scott decision and video clip from The Abolitionists on its impact
1858--Lincoln-Douglas Senate debates in Illinois
1859--John Brown's failed raid on the federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, VA
video clip from The Abolitionists
discussion: use violent tactics to achieve political/social ends
Nov. 1860 presidential election: Lincoln elected
Dec: SC secedes
Feb. 1861: CSA formed--Jefferson Davis--first and only president
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small group discussion: memorializing slavery
 Why America Needs a Slavery Museum

HW:
Cult of True Womanhood reading