Alabama Social Studies SS24.US1.11d
The Standard
- SS24.US1.11
- Analyze how government policies and events related to slavery led to increased sectionalism throughout the United States prior to the Civil War.
Analyze the effect of sectionalism and debate over slavery on United States political parties in the 1850s and how this led to Abraham Lincoln’s 1860 election and the secession of southern states.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students trace how fights over slavery broke up old party loyalties and helped form the Republican Party. They explain how the divided 1860 election gave Lincoln an Electoral College win, followed by secession in southern states.
What Mastery Looks Like
- A student can connect the Kansas-Nebraska Act to the Whigs’ collapse and the rise of Republicans. They can explain how the Democratic split shaped the 1860 election and why Lincoln’s win prompted secession.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think Lincoln won most southern votes or that the Democratic split alone explains his victory. Some assume every slave state seceded right after the election.
How to Assess It
- On an exit ticket, ask: How did party changes over slavery help Lincoln win in 1860, and why did some southern states secede afterward?
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs party cards for 1852 and 1860, then have them arrange the cards around a printed timeline of slavery debates.
Ask students to write two sentences explaining how Lincoln won without carrying a southern state, using an 1860 electoral map.
Run a matching game with event cards for the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Whigs’ collapse, Republican growth, and the Democratic split.
Place 1860 and 2024 election maps side by side, then ask students to identify regional voting patterns and one limit of the comparison.
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- SS24.US1.11
Analyze how government policies and events related to slavery led to increased sectionalism throughout the United States prior to the Civil War.
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