Lesson 1 "A Land Rush in Kansas"

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Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Vow - to promise to do something.

Section Review Answers

1. Nebraska's harsh climate made it undesirable for plantations and for growing cotton.
2. Pro slavery and antislavery supporters wanted to claim land in Kansas in order to gain control before it was admitted to the Union.
3. The antislavery people formed their own government after the pro slavery people formed one.
4. The pro slavery people raided Lawrence, Kansas, and burned buildings.
5. Antislavery people led by John Brown attacked a pro slavery group at Pottawatamie Creek in 1856, killing five pro slavery settlers.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you explain why people flocked to Kansas?

Are you able to identify reasons why violence erupted there?

Lesson 2 "Fighting in Congress"

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Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

belittling - insulting

entitle - to give

optimistic - having good feelings toward what may happen in the future.

resolve - to settle a difference

ruling - the decision of a court case

sue - to bring legal action against a person to settle a difference.

Section Review Answers

1. A former slave from Missouri named Dred Scott was the subject of a Supreme Court case in 1857
2. Preston Brooks struck Charles Sumner several times with a cane.
3. The Supreme Court justice who gave the Dred Scott ruling was Roger Taney.
4. Charles Sumner insulted Senator Andrew Butler of South Carolina.
5. The winner of the election of 1856 was James Buchanan.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you identify a kind of fighting that took place in Congress?

Are you able to list the candidates and winner in the election of 1856?

Are you able to explain the importance of the Dred Scott decision?

Lesson 3 "The Lincoln-Douglas Debates"

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Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Forbid - to use power to prevent something from occurring.

Opponent - a person who takes an opposite position in and event such as a debate or contest.

Treason - A crime involving an attempt to overthrow the government

Ammunition - bullets, gunpowder, and other things used with guns or other weapons

Arsenal - a place used to make or store military weapons.

Section Review Answers

1. Douglas welcomed the opportunity to debate Lincoln.
2. Lincoln was not a good speaker.
3. Lincoln did well in the debates.
4. John Brown captured the arsenal at harper's Ferry in 1859.
5. Brown was hanged for his actions at harper's Ferry.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you identify the results of the Lincoln-Douglas debates

Are you able to tell what happened at Harper's Ferry and why?

Lesson 4 "The Election of 1860"

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Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Platform - a statement of ideas, policies, and beliefs of a political party in an election.

Secede - to leave a group or organization

Section Review Answers

1. The Democratic party split into two groups.
2. The Republican party was against slavery.
3. The Republican party believed that slavery was wrong and would not cooperate.
4. The Republican party nominated Abraham Lincoln as the presidential candidate.
5. The Democratic party nominated John C. Breckinridge as their presidential candidate.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you identify the issues each political party raised during the election of 1860?

Are you able to explain what happened as a result of the election?

 Preparing for Chapter 15 Test

Turn to Page 296 and read the article, "The Dred Scott Decision".

Turn to Page 297 and read the Chapter 15 summary.

On page 298-299 you will find the Chapter 15 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 15 Test "The Country Separates"

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Chapter 15 Review answers

1. "Honest Abe"
2. John Brown
3. James Buchanan
4. Dred Scott
5. "Bleeding Kansas"
6. decision
7. Abraham Lincoln
8. Stephen Douglas
9. property
10. Robert E. Lee
11. arsenal
12. Bibles
13. Union
14. David R. Atchison

The Comprehension: Understanding Main Ideas

1. The Kansas election determined if the territory would be a free state or a slave state.
2. Lincoln was well-prepared; he asked Douglas very pointed questions; he said thoughtful things that made people listen.
3. Brown attacked pro slavery settlers as revenge for pro slavery forces attacking antislavery people in Lawrence, Kansas.
4. The major issues in the 1860 election included slavery, states' rights, and the preservation of the Union.

Congratulations you finished the chapter 15!!