8/2/2019 The Road to Civil War Game Board

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The Road to Civil War Game Board

Abolition vs. Slavery Slavery Legislation Technology & Innovation Manifest Destiny &Westward Expansion

Level 1Complete (RS)the VirtualUnderground Railroad Activity

Gluethe handout as a flip-up ontothe right side of your ISN

Read (RS)A DreadfulDecision & glue it in as a flip-up

Create a T-chartandcomplete it with the two sideof the court case1.) Dred Scots position2.) John Sanfords position

At the bottom of the pageexplain who won and whatthe decision meant.

Complete (RS)the Cotton GinWeb Activity and glue it on theright side of your ISN

Draw 2 pictures (LS)

1.) That represents a slaves lifeBEFORE the cotton gin2.) That represents a slaves lifeAFTER the cotton gin

Complete (RS)the ManifestDestiny Web Activity and glueit on the right side of your ISN

Level 2 Read and answer (RS)questionsfor the Two Viewpoints on Slavery

reading

Draw 2 pictures (LS)1.) That represents popularsovereignty2.) That represents the Dred Scotdecision

Read & Summarize (RS)

each of the pieces of slavery

legislation.

Cut Out & Create(LS)atimeline out of the 5 pieces oflegislation

Read & Answer (RS)thequestions for each of the 4

technologies.

Create(LS)a 4x4 grid with 4pictures, one that representseach new technology you havelearned about in this activity

Read & Answer (RS)thequestions for The Start of the

Mexican War

Draw(LS)a cartoon thatillustrates the process ofstarting the war with Mexicoover Texas

Level 3 Read & highlight (RS)Over theRiver and Underground & glue it inas a flip-up

Create (LS)a diary of a runawayslave on the Underground

Railroad

Readthe article on theMissouri Compromise.

Write2 letters:1.) (RS) A pro-slaverysoutherner

2.) (LS) As an anti-slaverynortherner

Read & Highlight (RS)thearticle Workin on the Railroad.

Glue the reading in as a flip-up.

Create a T-chart (LS)thatcompares the use of steamboats

with railroads.

Createa poster that explainshow the US got their land thatcurrently makes up the UnitedStates