
Civil War Lesson 1 Antebellum
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Julieta Apalategui
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Civil War Lesson 1 Antebellum
Lesson Objective: Students will examine different political, social, and economic causes of the Civil War. (slavery, states’ rights, and sectionalism)
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Vocabulary
political
social economic
slavery
enslaved person (instead of slave)
sectionalism
civil war
secede
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Vocabulary cont.
secession
free state
slave state
enslaver (instead of slave owner or master)
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political
po·lit·i·cal
adjective
relating to the government or the public affairs of a country
"a period of political and economic stability"
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social economic
so·ci·o·ec·o·nom·ic
adjective
adjective: socio-economic
relating to or concerned with the interaction of social and economic factors
"socioeconomic change"
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slavery
slav·er·y
noun
the state of being a slave
"thousands had been sold into slavery"
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enslaved person
(instead of slave)
An enslaved person is a human being who is made to be a slave
This language is often used instead of the word slave, to refer to the person and their experiences and to avoid the use of dehumanizing language.
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Multiple Choice
Which word is an adjective relating to the government or the public affairs of a country?
political
social economic
slavery
enslaved person
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sectionalism
sec·tion·al·ism
noun
an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole
"the rise of democracy, capitalism, and sectionalism"
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civil war
civ·il war
noun
a war between citizens of the same country
"they signed a peace accord ending the country's 12-year civil war"
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secede
se·cede
verb
withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization
"the kingdom of Belgium seceded from the Netherlands in 1830"
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secession
se·ces·sion
noun
the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
"the republics want secession from the union"
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Multiple Choice
Which vocabulary word is a noun meaning an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole?
sectionalism
civil war
secede
secession
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free state
Free State
noun
a state of the US in which slavery was illegal before the Civil War
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slave state
Slave State
noun
any of the southern states of the US in which slavery was legal before the Civil War
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enslaver
(instead of slave owner or master)
verb (used with object)
en·slaved, en·slav·ing
to make a slave of; hold (someone) in slavery
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Multiple Choice
Which vocabulary word identifies a state of the US in which slavery was illegal before the Civil War?
slave state
free state
enslaver
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Civil War Lesson 1 Antebellum
Lesson Objective: Students will examine different political, social, and economic causes of the Civil War. (slavery, states’ rights, and sectionalism)
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