Historical Context:

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• Historical Context
• In 1800s, the North and South were divided on
  social, political, and economic issues. By 1861,
  a civil war broke out. There were many factors
  that resulted in the Civil War. This war had
  both short and long term effects. Historians
  debate whether or not the Civil War was
  justified.
• TASK
• Discuss 3 causes of the Civil War.
• Explain 1 short term and 1 long term effect of
  the war.
• Evaluate whether or not the war was justified
  (necessary).

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• Three causes of the Civil War were abolitionist
  movements, Kansas-Nebraska Act, and the Election
  of 1860. According to Document 1, abolitionists
  wanted to show the true character and effects of
  slavery. According to Document 2, the
  Kansas-Nebraska caused tensions between the North
  and South because people were able to vote on if
  they wanted slavery or not. According to
  Document 3, Abraham Lincoln won the election of
  1860.

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• Three causes of the Civil War were
  abolitionist movements, Kansas-Nebraska Act, and
  the Election of 1860. According to Document 1,
  abolitionists wanted to show the true character
  and effects of slavery. One way this was shown
  was through the novel Uncle Toms Cabin by
  Harriet Beecher Stowe. This novel wrote about
  the evils of slavery and how slavery was cruel
  and unjust. This upset many slave-owning
  southerners. According to Document 2, the
  Kansas-Nebraska caused tensions between the North
  and South because people were able to vote on if
  they wanted slavery or not. This is called
  popular sovereignty. This upset northerners
  because they believed in the Missouri Compromise,
  which stated any territory above the 36 parallel
  line could not have slaves. Southerners
  supported this Act because people could choose to
  have slavery in these territories. As a result,
  fighting erupted. This was known as Bleeding
  Kansas. According to Document 3, Abraham
  Lincoln won the election of 1860. Southerners
  were not happy that Lincoln became president. He
  started the Republican Party and wanted to limit
  slavery in the West. Southerners felt that he
  would get rid of slavery and did not trust him.
  The Battle at Fort Sumter officially began to
  Civil War. Southern states seceded from the
  Union.

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• There were both short and long term effects
  of the Civil War. One short term effect was
  segregation. After the war, blacks and whites
  were separated. According to Document 5,
  separate is equal. A long term effect were the
  13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.

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• There were both short and long term effects of
  the Civil War. One short term effect was
  segregation. After the war, blacks and whites
  were separated. Jim Crow Laws discriminated
  against African Americans. Blacks had to ride in
  separate cars, different schools, even drink at
  different water fountains. According to Document
  5, Plessy, a black man sat in a white rail car.
  He was arrested for breaking the law and Supreme
  Court ruled that separate is equal. This longer
  exists in the United States today. A long term
  effect were the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
  These Amendments still exist. Slavery is not
  allowed, blacks have full citizenship, and are
  allowed to vote. No longer do we have poll taxes
  or literacy tests that limit blacks the right to
  vote.

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You break up with your boyfriend/girlfriend. They
ask you why you dont want to be with them
anymore and want reasons. What reasons do you
have to JUSTIFY breaking up with them?