Instructions

Part One (5 points).

 Summarize the textbook section “II. The Election of 1860 and Secession” located in The Civil War chapter.

Part Two (25 points).

Provide a single-source analysis for each of the primary source readings in the Primary Source Readings content folder in The Civil War module. A single-source analysis is presented in paragraph format and includes the author, the date, the type of source, what the source says, the historical context, and historical significance.

Part Three (20 points).

Read the textbook section “IV. War for Emancipation 1863 – 1865,” located in The Civil War chapter, and answer the following question. In your short-answer response, students need to introduce and discuss one primary source to support their argument.

• How and why did slavery end in the United States?

Primary sources readings

https://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/lincoln1.asp

http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/the-civil-war/alexander-stephens-on-slavery-and-the-confederate-constitution-1861/

https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/emancipation-proclamation/transcript.html

http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/the-civil-war/abraham-lincolns-second-inaugural-address-1865/

https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/13th-amendment

The Civil war chapter

http://www.americanyawp.com/text/14-the-civil-war/