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Lesson Review
_________ Georgia passes new slave codes
_________ Missouri Compromise
_________ Kansas-Nebraska Act
_________ Nullification crisis
_________ Lincoln elected
Dierentiation Idea: After constructing the timeline, have students put the events in the order of their contribution
to the Civil War.
Timeline of Key Antebellum Events
Directions: Identify the year that each of the events below took place. en, use that list to make a timeline of key events
in the antebellum period.
_________ Compromise of 1850
_________ Dred Scott case reaches Supreme Court
_________ Mexican-American War begins
_________ Uncle Toms Cabin published
_________ Nat Turners slave revolt
1820 1830 1840 1850 1860
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React to Antebellum Events
Directions: Read the statements and circle whether you agree or disagree. In the space provided, write a short
explanation for your choice.
Teacher Suggestion: Use this prior to beginning the chapter to pique interest and gauge knowledge. Direct
students to circle Agree/Disagree at the beginning of class. After completion of your lesson, have them confirm their
answers and write short comments.
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1. The antebellum era is the time when the
Civil War was fought.
2. There were few attempts to prevent the
Civil War.
3. Sectionalism was a belief in supporting
slavery.
4. Manifest destiny was the belief that the
United States should be larger.
5. Under popular sovereignty, slaves were allowed
to sue for freedom in courts.
6. Under the Missouri Compromise, a balance
of free and slave states was maintained.
7. The Georgia Platform urged southern states
to secede as soon as possible.
8. After the election of 1860, southern states
began to secede.
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Vocabulary Review
Vocabulary Word Search
Directions: Identify the terms below from Chapter 15 and write them in the blanks provided. en, find the terms in the
puzzle below.
1. __________________________ Georgia laws concerning slavery
2. __________________________ Period before the Civil War
3. __________________________ Emphasis on one region over another
4. __________________________ Tax on goods shipped into a country from another country
5. __________________________ To void a federal law that a state believes is unconstitutional
6. __________________________ To withdraw from the United States
7. __________________________ Belief that the United States was bound to expand to the Pacific Ocean
8. __________________________ Allowed the citizens of a territory to determine free or slave status of future states
9. __________________________ A policy adopted in 1850 that urged southern states to compromise and not secede
10. __________________________ Supreme Court case that ruled slaves were not citizens and could not sue
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