Unit 1-Pre-Civil War America

Essential Question (Assessment):
Using specific historical examples, as well as the literature we have studied in this unit, explain how America struggled politically, economically, socially, and morally with the issue of slavery.
Today's Agenda:

Intro: Major Problems in 19th Century America (Review of AS1)
Analyze: The Compromise of 1850
Read Primary Sources:

• The Abolitionist Crusade
• Reactions to the Fugitive Slave Law

Introduce: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Reading Questions)