$12
per classAmerican History: The 1850's Trouble Times - And the Lead Up to the Civil War!
Completed by 24 learners
Ages 13-18
Live One-Time Class
Live video meetings
Meets once
1-18 learners per class
50 min
What's included
1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hoursAssessment
Informal and formal assessment. Informal assessment during the lesson as I work with learners in a seminar style asking questions and responding to students answers. The formal assessment will occur at the end of the lesson with a discussion on the lessons we learned, legacy, and having students help to develop seminar questions.Class Experience
US Grade 8 - 11
This course will take an interesting look at the decade of the 1850s in America and how several issues would be the sparks to the fire that started the Civil War. The interesting part of this decade in American history is that there are several key issues and differences among the different regions of the United States at this time period. America has farming in the far West of Oregon and with gold discovered in California the world would rush in. While in the mid-west you have expansion into the frontier and the issue of slavery in the West becoming a major debate for the new states. In the northeast we find a region and economic sector that is moving towards industry and major trading hubs. In the southeast of America there are large plantation farms and cash crop type of economy along with the "peculiar institution" and unfortunate practice of slavery. Many history courses highlight slavery and the election of President Abraham Lincoln as causes for the Civil War. They are two of the main cause, but there are several more causes that we will examine from a regional viewpoint and we will use the historical themes of cultural interaction/conflict, role of attitudes (philosophical and psychological look at the 1850s), role of the environment (economics), and role of government as we dive deep into the several causes for the Civil War. This course will examine the issue of slavery in a historical context and in the context of the moral debates that were created on a national stage between Abraham Lincoln and Stephan Douglas.
Learning Goals
The learning goals and objectives for this course will be for the learners to be able to understand, analyze, and think critically about the several issues and causes that lead up to the Civil War. The decade of the 1850s illustrates a wide range of causes for the Civil War from economic, government, and a psychological/philosophical difference between the different regions of the United States. It is extremely important for learners of history to understand each of the several causes that lead up to the Civil War, and to be able to think critical about the lessons learned from these causes. History is essential, because from history we can examine the lessons learned and the legacy of events, people, and/or the root causes. From this examination we compare to recent or modern times, and be able to analyze the past and the present in the hopes of progress for society, culture, and nations to better times.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Slavery and the different moralities among the different regions of American will be examined from a historical context. Slavery will be discussed, but it is one of several causes for the Civil War. When examining history - this course will examine the psychology of why the southern states had slavery. We will examine the growing morality debate showing the wrongs of slavery, and we will examine that the majority of the United States did not want slavery.
Supply List
Be ready to answer questions and discuss in a seminar format.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
I have 16 years as a history and English teacher. Each time I have taught this lesson it has been with the upmost care and sensitivity. The history of the 1850s is also done from a historical context.
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