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Slide 1Teaching and Learning about Haiti July 15, 2009 Castleton State College 2009 Teaching American History Summer Seminar Presenter: Kathleen M. Balutansky, Ph.D. Slide…

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Slide 1The Politics of Slave Culture Slide 2 Puzzles to Consider for Next Week  Why did northerners and southerners come to distrust each other?  Why did southerners…

Slide 1 Slide 2 I. Politics & Sectionalism A. The Missouri Compromise (1820) 1. Maine admitted as a free state 2. Missouri admitted as a SLAVE state 3. Limited the spread…

Slide 1 Anticipation Activity Think of one thing you think you know about slavery. Turn to the person next to you. Tell that person what you came up with. Would anyone like…

Slide 1 Ch. 5: Causes of the Civil War Slide 2 A WORLD APART Lesson 1: Slide 3 United States Population, 1860 THE NORTH THE SOUTH Slide 4 A Look at the Viewpoints of Slavery…