★ U.S. History 1600–1877 DBQ Series · #8 · Coming soon

Compromise and the Civil War DBQ

Could compromise have prevented the Civil War?

Could compromise have prevented the Civil War? Students trace the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska, Dred Scott, and Lincoln's House Divided speech to judge whether any deal could have held.

Grade 8U.S. History 1600–1877Google Slides3 class periodsComing soon

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What's included

Teacher presentation (16 slides) with speaker notes
Full DBQ packet (31 pages) with documents, organizers, writing task, rubric and answer key
Scaffolded version (9 pages)

The documents

The Missouri Compromise (1820)
Jefferson's "Fire Bell in the Night"
The Compromise of 1850
The Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
The Dred Scott Decision (1857)
Lincoln's House Divided Speech (1858)
The Failure of Compromise

Good to know

Class time: 3 class periods
Format: Editable Google Slides
Answer key: Included

Standards: KAS Grade 8: 8.H.CH.3, 8.H.CH.6, 8.H.CO.2, 8.H.CO.4, 8.I.Q, 8.I.UE, 8.I.CC