A Nation at War

Please work alone or with a partner to answer these questions in Chapter 21. If you work with a partner, you EACH must turn in your own work and write in your OWN words.

Ch. 21. 3
What did the north like about the Missouri Compromise? What about the south?

Ch. 21.4
Why were southerners fearful of abolitionists? How did Mississippi try to keep abolitionists out of the state?

Define FUGITIVE:

Use the word FUGITIVE in a sentence to describe the Underground Railroad.

What was the argument between north and south about accepting California as a state?

Ch. 21.5
Create a T Chart to explain the "Compromise" between north and south in 1850.

Ch. 21.6
Describe two components of the Fugitive Slave Law.

What facts prove that the north did not support Fugitive Slave Laws?

In your own words, describe the “Dred Scott” case:


(As a sidenote, Dred Scott lived and is buried in St. Louis, Missouri where I am from. I visited his gravesite for a project in high school.)

Ch. 21.7
What two “bombshell” facts prevented Dred Scott the right to sue for his freedom.


Ch. 21.8
Analyze the 1860 Presidential results to answer the next two questions.

How many votes did Abraham Lincoln receive from ALL southern states?

Explain how the 1860 election results confirm split between the north & south?

Ch. 21.9
Define SECESSION.

How did the election of Lincoln force South Carolina and the rest of the south to secede?

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Browse this website. The articles were created by 8th grade students. I love how they are written in the students' voices. Even though there are some mis-spellings, you can tell they were written by the students. You will be working on a similar project where you will become an expert on a topic in the next few weeks.