8.SS.8.B

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

Grade 8 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010

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Vocabulary
expansion of slaverysectionalismstates' rightsCivil War
Skills
  • explain (the central role of the expansion of slavery in causing sectionalism, disagreement over states' rights, and the Civil War) #dok2
  • analyze (the relationships among expansion of slavery, sectionalism, states' rights, and the Civil War) #dok3
  • summarize (the connections between expansion of slavery and the Civil War) #dok2
Learning Targets
  • I can explain how the expansion of slavery contributed to sectionalism in the United States. #dok2
  • I can explain how the expansion of slavery led to disagreements over states' rights. #dok2
  • I can explain how the expansion of slavery acted as a central factor causing the Civil War. #dok2
  • I can analyze the relationships between expansion of slavery, sectionalism, and states’ rights in the causes of the Civil War. #dok3
Big Ideas
  • The expansion of slavery was a central factor that intensified sectional tensions and disagreements over states' rights, culminating in the Civil War.
  • Sectionalism and disputes over the rights of states versus federal authority were deeply influenced by the debate over the spread of slavery.
Essential Questions
  • How did the expansion of slavery increase sectionalism between different regions of the United States?
  • Why did disagreements over states' rights intensify as slavery spread into new territories?
  • In what ways did the central issue of slavery drive the nation toward the Civil War?
  • How were sectionalism and states' rights connected to the debate over the expansion of slavery?
  • What could have been done differently to address the tensions caused by the expansion of slavery before the outbreak of the Civil War?