5.SS.4.D

Explain the central role of the expansion of slavery in causing sectionalism, disagreement over states' rights, and the Civil War.

Grade 5 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010

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Vocabulary
expansion of slaverysectionalismstates' rightsCivil Wardisagreementcauses
Skills
  • explain (the central role of the expansion of slavery in causing sectionalism, disagreement over states' rights, and the Civil War) #dok2
  • analyze (connections between the expansion of slavery, sectionalism, states' rights, and the Civil War) #dok3
  • identify (key events or factors related to the expansion of slavery and the resulting conflicts) #dok1
  • summarize (the ways disagreement over states' rights contributed to the Civil War) #dok2
Learning Targets
  • I can identify factors related to the expansion of slavery and conflict in the United States. #dok1
  • I can explain how the expansion of slavery led to sectionalism and disagreement over states' rights. #dok2
  • I can summarize connections between slavery, sectionalism, states' rights, and the Civil War. #dok2
  • I can analyze the role of slavery's expansion in causing sectional tensions and the Civil War. #dok3
  • I can examine how disagreement over states' rights influenced the start of the Civil War. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • The expansion of slavery was a central factor in creating sectional tensions and disagreements over states' rights that ultimately led to the Civil War.
  • Understanding the connections between social, political, and economic factors helps explain the causes of major historical events like the Civil War.
Essential Questions
  • How did the expansion of slavery contribute to sectionalism in the United States?
  • Why did disagreement over states' rights become more intense as the country expanded westward?
  • In what ways did the issue of slavery divide different regions of the United States?
  • What role did disagreements about slavery and states' rights play in the outbreak of the Civil War?
  • How might history have been different if the expansion of slavery had been handled differently?