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| | <br>Instructor: Andy Schlafly | | <br>Instructor: Andy Schlafly |
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| − | <br>Read the lecture first. | + | <br>Read the lecture first. Then answer 6 out of the following 8 questions: |
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| − | 1. Imagine that someone by the name of Joe Biden lived in 1858. Imagine also that he belonged to the "Know Nothing Party." The following would be true about Mr. Biden EXCEPT: | + | 1. Identify two of the most important outcomes of the Mexican War. |
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| − | (a) He knew nothing about airplanes and automobiles.<br>
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| − | (b) He welcomed immigrants into the United States.<br>
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| − | (c) He belonged to a relatively new political party.<br>
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| − | (d) He was probably not a member of the Republican Party.<br>
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| − | (e) He could have lived in the State of California.<br><br>
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| − | 2. Identify at least two key positions of the Whig Party.
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| − | 3. What caused and what ended the Mexican War?
| + | 2. During the time period covered by this lecture, a political party became very strong and then disappeared. Identify it, and explain why it disappeared. |
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| − | 4. Who do you think was the most important person in the period 1840-1860, and why?
| + | 3. Lincoln v. Douglas: Why do you think Douglas beat Lincoln in 1858 (say which election), but then Lincoln won the rematch in 1860 (identify the election)? |
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| − | 5. Explain what "Bleeding Kansas" was. | + | 4. Why were there so many one-term presidents in the 1840s and 1850s? Explain. |
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| | + | 5. Lincoln thought Harriet Beecher Stowe caused the Civil War. What do you think? |
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| | 6. Explain the cartoon, and what you think the cartoonist's view was. The woman's quote begins, "You have been a bad boy, Steve, ever since you had anything to do with that Nebraska Bill ...." | | 6. Explain the cartoon, and what you think the cartoonist's view was. The woman's quote begins, "You have been a bad boy, Steve, ever since you had anything to do with that Nebraska Bill ...." |
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| − | 7. Do you think it was possible to avoid the Civil War? Explain. | + | 7. "Remember the Alamo!" Why? |
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| | + | 8. The biggest question in all of American History is this: Do you think it was possible to avoid the Civil War? If so, how? |
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| | == Honors Questions == | | == Honors Questions == |
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| | These questions require answers that are a bit longer than the answers above. Answer three out of the following questions (in addition to the questions above): | | These questions require answers that are a bit longer than the answers above. Answer three out of the following questions (in addition to the questions above): |
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| − | H1. Discuss any of the debate issues or mysteries relating to 1840-1860. | + | H1. Discuss any of the issues or mysteries relating to this lecture (1840-1860). |
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| − | H2. Explain the Compromise of 1850. | + | H2. Hamilton v. Burr, Lincoln v. Douglas, Jefferson v. Adams - great rivalries in American history. What do they have in common? Discuss. |
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| − | H3. Explain how "Freeport Doctrine" cost Douglas support in the presidential election of 1860. | + | H3. The South thought it could win the Civil War. Why did it think that. Do you agree it was possible for the South to win? |
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| − | H4. Do you think John Brown helped his cause? | + | H4. Discuss the role of campaign slogans and gimmicks: what worked, and what didn't. |
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| − | H5. Explain how the ''Dred Scott'' decision was similar to judicial activism today, such as ''Roe v. Wade''. | + | H5. Compare or contrast the ''Dred Scott'' decision with ''Roe v. Wade''. |
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| | [[Category:American History lectures]] | | [[Category:American History lectures]] |
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