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The Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion Instructional VideoThe Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion Instructional Video
Publisher
Crash Course
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9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Instructional Videos
Media Length
14:16
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2013
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The Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion

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From the passage of the Fugitive Slave Law and construction of a transcontinental railroad to the conflicts that arose as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Dred Scott decision, this video will take your young historians through the road to disunion and up to the start of the Civil War in the United States.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

john brown

Additional Tags

stephen douglas, john brown, social studies

Classroom Considerations

  • This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

  • Very engaging presenter
  • Several images and animations to help illustrate historical content

Cons

  • Queue video to skip third-party advertisement

Common Core

SL.9-10.5 SL.11-12.5 RH.11-12.7

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