8.SS.7.D
Analyze the impact of slavery on different sections of the United States.
Grade 8 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010
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Skills
- analyze (the impact of slavery) #dok3
- distinguish (differences among sections of the United States regarding slavery) #dok2
- explain (how slavery affected various regions of the United States) #dok2
- identify (ways slavery influenced economic, political, and social aspects of different sections) #dok1
Learning Targets
- I can identify the different sections of the United States before the Civil War. #dok1
- I can explain how slavery affected the North, South, and West differently. #dok2
- I can distinguish between the economic, social, and political impacts of slavery in different regions. #dok2
- I can analyze how the presence or absence of slavery shaped sectional attitudes and conflicts. #dok3
- I can analyze the long-term consequences of slavery for different sections of the United States. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Slavery had a significant and varying impact on the different sections of the United States leading up to the Civil War.
- Regional differences regarding slavery contributed to sectional tensions and ultimately the outbreak of the Civil War.
Essential Questions
- How did slavery impact various sections of the United States differently?
- In what ways did economic, political, or social factors shape each region's relationship with slavery?
- Why did sectional tensions over slavery grow in the years before the Civil War?
- How did the impact of slavery contribute to the division of the United States?
- What are the lasting effects of slavery on American society and its regions?