Since the midterm exam, we have been exploring how the South and the North developed into two separate
communities, divided by their economic, cultural and political views. We have seen how that divide led to
polarization in America’s national politics and ultimately led to the Civil War, which killed upwards of 750,000
Americans.
Following the end of Reconstruction, white southerners argued that the cause of the war was not about
keeping slavery legal, but about the North’s aggressive attack on their culture and heritage, and some white
southerners today still agree with this argument, argue that slavery had nothing to do with the war, and argue
that their ancestors never believed in white supremacy. Historians, and most Americans, disagree with this
view. https://modesto.instructure.com/courses/37280/files/6223171?wrap=1
The sources you are allowed to use are as follows – note what is required and what is optional:
The textbook, The American Journey: a History of the United States, Volume 1 (To 1877) (7th Edition)
Goldfield, David; Abbott, Carl; Anderson, Virginia DeJohn; Argersinger, Jo Ann E.; Argersinger, Peter H.;
Barney, William M., chapters 11-16 (required).
Cite if used for information or a quote: (Goldfield, 125), which is the author’s last name and page number).
Lectures provided in the modules for Weeks 5, 6 and 7 (One required, others optional – your choice)
https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/crer3dVVitO
https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/crer0AVVizg