Critical Reading Exercises

"The Kansas – Nebraska Crisis" (pp. 617–627)

1. Enter Notes: for this section of the exercise, simply note important points.
2. Summarize the passage in your own words.
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Answer the following questions related to the reading:
3. What were the motivations for the Gadsden Purchase of 1853?
4.
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Why is "Bleeding Kansas" considered a rehearsal for civil war?
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"The Center Comes Apart" (pp. 637–645)

1. Enter Notes: for this section of the exercise, simply note important points.
2. Summarize the passage in your own words.
Answer the following questions related to the reading:
3. What were some of the reactions of enslaved African Americans to the election of Abraham Lincoln as president of the United States?
4. What characteristics did South Carolina and its legislature have that made that state particularly ripe for a vote of secession?

"Slavery in the Territories" (pp. 601–609)

1. Enter Notes: for this section of the exercise, simply note important points.
2. Summarize the passage in your own words.
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Answer the following questions related to the reading:
3. Explain Senator John C. Calhoun’s thesis that justified the expansion of slavery into western territories of the United States.
4. Why is the discovery of gold on the property of John Sutter in California considered one of the most significant events in the first half of the nineteenth century?

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