Good morning Please get out your Paper 1

Good morning! • Please get out your Paper 1 work from last class • Paper 1 Sources – Formation of the Republican Party • Paper 1 Rubrics • Paper 1 Process Worksheet

Today’s Agenda I. Paper 1 Workshop II. Lincoln’s Inaugural Address III. Compare/Contrast Lincoln & Jefferson Davis as Leaders IV. Mini-Assessment 1. 2 – Hand back & discuss

Paper 1 Workshop The Formation of the Republican Party

Paper 1 Workshop Content Objective GQ 4: How did the events of the 1850 s impact sectional divisions and contribute to the outbreak of the Civil War? Assessment Objective: • 2(a) - as part of an historical enquiry, analyse and evaluate a range of appropriate source material with discrimination

Paper 1 Basics & Process • Rubrics • Process Sheet • Part A • Compare/Contrast 2 sources • Part B • How far do all four sources support an assertion?

Part A Question • Compare / Contrast Two Sources • To what extent do Sources C & D agree about the process of naming the Republican Party? 1. What is the Big Message of each source? 2. In what ways are they similar – find quotes 3. In what ways are they different – find quotes • Also consider tone, context, origin, etc. • Are the sources more similar or more different? Explain.

The process of naming the Republican Party:

The process of naming the Republican Party:

Paper 1 Practice – Birth of the Republican Party • Part B – What is the assertion? • The formation of the Republican Party caused a great threat to the party system. • What is the big message of each source? • Which sources support the assertion? • Which do not? • OMCL • Which are more reliable? Why?

The formation of the Republican Party caused a great threat to the party system. • The formation of the Republican Party caused a great threat to the party system.

The formation of the Republican Party caused a great threat to the party system.

The formation of the Republican Party caused a great threat to the party system.

The formation of the Republican Party caused a great threat to the party system.

Source Reliability • Think about OMCL – Limitations • Three Things to Consider • Contextual Evidence • How does this line up with what you know? • Provenance / Origin • How might the origin of the source matter? • Cross-Referencing • Do other sources support or refute this?

Unit 1. 2 Mini-Assessment • Statements of Significance • 3 points each • 12 possible • Part A Sources • Similarities 2 points • Differences 2 points • Limitations 2 points

Guiding Question • GQ#4 - Why did the Civil War begin in April 1861? – The results of the 1860 presidential election – The secession of the southern states – The leadership of Lincoln – The leadership of Jefferson Davis

1860 Election Results

Secession!: SC Dec. 20, 1860

SC Declaration of Causes of Secession vs. Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

SC Declaration of Causes of Secession 1. States are sovereign – Articles of Confederation 2. Compact Theory - The US is a compact – like a contract – States chose to join – Can choose to leave – Contract has been broken – • What was their biggest issue? • Fugitive Slaves 3. Declaration of Independence: – whenever any "form of government becomes destructive of the ends for which it was established, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a new government. "

Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address March 4, 1861 • Read the speech. • Write a tweet or social media post for each paragraph that summarizes the main idea. • Keep in mind: – To whom is Lincoln speaking? – What arguments is he making? – What does he say about slavery? – What does he say about secession? • How could we use this to say something about the causes of the US Civil War?