Quiz #1 (causes of the Civil War). If absent, be sure to make up this quiz within THREE days!
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| Democratic Senator from Illinois Stephen Douglas (courtesy wikipedia.org) |
American Studies
Prior to taking Quiz #2, we viewed two segments from The Civil War by Ken Burns to review topics discussed in the past few days. Descriptions of the segments are listed below:
1.5 Chapter 5 - A House Divided :23:36 - :27:45
Events leading up to secession: Uncle Tom's Cabin published in 1850; Supreme Court's Dred Scott Decision; political conflict over entry of new states in the Union. In 1858 Lincoln writes, "a house divided against itself cannot stand."
1.6 Chapter 6 - The Meteor :27:46 - :32:43
John Brown raids the arsenal at Harper's Ferry in 1859, and is captured by Colonel Robert E. Lee. The Southern militia now becomes a viable instrument; it is the beginning of the Confederate army.
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| Radical Abolitionist John Brown (courtesy wikipedia.org) |
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