Sectional Politics in the Election of 1860: Text 1. Use Visual Information What did the results of the Election of 1860 signify

about the state of the Union? Use information from the election map to

support your answer.

2. Compare and Contrast Describe how the Republican and Democratic

parties chose their candidate for the presidential election of 1860. Then

compare how the parties split or stayed together after this decision.

The Collapse of the Union: Text

3. Draw Conclusions Analyze the excerpt from the declaration of secession.

Why did South Carolina want to leave the Union? Explain in your own words.

4. Determine Author’s Purpose Explain Lincoln’s purpose in his inaugural

address in March 1861. What words and phrases from the address support

your answer?

5. Summarize What happened at Fort Sumter and how did this contribute to

the committees of correspondence were the american colonies’ means for maintaining communication lines in the years before the revolutionary war. in 1764, boston formed the earliest committee of correspondence to encourage opposition to britain’s stiffening of customs enforcement and prohibition of american paper money. the following year, new york formed a similar committee to keep the other colonies notified of its actions in resisting the stamp act. in 1773, the virginia house of burgesses proposed that each colonial legislature appoint a committee for intercolonial correspondence. the exchanges that followed built solidarity during the turbulent times and bring about the formation of the first continental congress in 1774.

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sharing a small living space with family

members. during the industrial revolution, people from the countryside came to

cities in multitudes looking for greener pastures by obtaining jobs in

factories. for this reason, the family members had to live together in small

space