How was each section of the country impacted by the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott decision?
Which section did this Act and decision seem to favor?
How did northerners react?
Closely examine the map SLAVE AND FREE TERRITORIES UNDER THE COMPROMISE OF 1850, available on this link, and it can also be viewed in your textbook.
LINK: https://mycourses.mdc.edu/AngelUploads/Content/723509/Lamarre%20Course%20Images/SlaveandFreeTerritoriesMap.jpg
Gather this information:
Identify the 15 slave states and 15 free states.
What areas remain open to slavery?
Based on the informatin that you have gathered, as far as the expansion of slavery is concerned, did the South gain or lose from the Compromise of 1850?
The best way to proceed is to take the following steps:
Read the documents carefully, identify all of the key information that is addressed in each one, and make sure that you understand what each part is stating.
Make sure that you identify all of the relevant information in each reading assignment and the map that you will need for your discussion.
Identify the main issue, topic or question that is the focus of this essay. This should be addressed in your introduction.
Identify the purpose of the document or documents that were identified for this assignment- Why was each document written (or map constructed?) What was each author’s intent? This should also be in your introduction.
Make sure that you understand the questions.
Identify all of the information that pertains to each question, including supporting details.
Identify all of the concepts that relate to this topic and be sure that you incorporate them into the discussion.
For your conclusion, once again review the intended purpose, determine if it was satisfied, and indicate what the documents reveal about the society, the times or events that are being addressed.
Ask yourself: Did I identify and address all of the major points? Did I stick to the questions? Did I follow instructions?
Prepare and Submit
Using the information that you have gathered in the above sources, write a well organized essay, a minimum of 700 words, in which you discuss one part of the following statement Use supporting evidence from your readings and map analysis for your discussion.
“Expansion brought sectional antagonism to the boiling point, split the Democratic Party in the late 1840s, and set the nation on the path to the Civil War.”
Keep in mind that paragraphs in essays are not numbered. Each of the above questions will serve as a guide for your discussion, and all must be integrated into your essay.
Your discussion should incorporate all of the questions, and information from all of the sources as one essay.
Students are highly encouraged to research and incorporate into their readings additional sources that relate to the content. Recommendations can be found at the end of the textbook chapter.
Keep in mind that all sources must be identified and cited.
Proofread your work. Make sure that you looked for all of the spelling and grammatical errors and corrected them, and that you have organized your work into coherent paragraphs.
Prepare the assignment as a Word Document, double-spaced and using a standard font of 10 or 12 points.
Grading Criteria:
Analysis and discussion (60%)
Support of discussion (30%)
Organization (10%)
