Analyze the election of 1860, South Carolina secession December 20 1860, and the formation of the Confederate States of America with Stephens 1861 Cornerstone Speech as primary-source evidence of slavery as cause
Exercise Difficulty 4 ~15 min hist.g8.f.ex_16

Essay

MG-7 Diagram Physical / non-image

EIGHT-Question Source Card NOW EXTENDED TO NINE QUESTIONS — 8.5x11 laminated double-sided card with all 9 questions: Q1 Who made this? Q2 When? Q3 Where? Q4 For whom? Q5 Why? Q6 What is the source's evidence value? Q7 What does it leave out? Q8 ENCOUNTER MULTI-PERSPECTIVE (G7-Spring NEW): What other perspectives must be sought? Q9 LOST-CAUSE-DETECTION (G8-Fall NEW): Does this source contain Lost Cause mythology constructions (slavery-as-side-issue + 'states rights' framing + 'happy slaves' imagery + idealized Confederate generals + Reconstruction-as-tragic-mistake + Black officials-as-corrupt)? If yes, name and refuse. Each question with sentence frame + 14pt dyslexic font option + transliteration glossaries on reverse.

Prompt

Quote 1 sentence from one of the 11 secession declarations explicitly citing slavery as cause + apply MG-7 + Q9 + MG-14a PROMISE.

How it's presented
mode text
Answer criteria
type rubric
criteria
  1. Names specific declaration (SC Dec 24 1860 OR MS Jan 9 1861 OR GA Jan 29 1861 OR TX Feb 2 1861)
  2. Quotes specific slavery-citing sentence
  3. Applies Q9 to identify and refuse Lost Cause 'states' rights' framing
  4. Cites MG-14a PROMISE explicitly
Hints
  1. SC 'increasing hostility on the part of the non-slaveholding States to the institution of slavery.'
  2. MS 'thoroughly identified with the institution of slavery — the greatest material interest of the world.'
Misconceptions to watch
  • Vague paraphrase rather than direct quote
  • Missing Q9 application
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