Second Party SystemAll 5 grade bands · K-2 through APFree download
1848
Lesson plan.
Zachary Taylor vs Lewis Cass — War hero Zachary Taylor won for the Whigs despite having no political record, while the slavery question fractured both major parties. The Free Soil Party, running former president Martin Van Buren on an anti-slavery-expansion platform, won 10% of the popular vote and no electoral votes but drew enough support from Democrats in New York to help Taylor win that state. Taylor died of illness in July 1850, leaving Millard Fillmore to handle the Compromise of 1850.
What is in each packet
| Band | Reading | Vocabulary | Questions | Discussion | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K-2 | 243 words | 4 terms | 3 | 1 prompt | image, answer key |
| 3-5 | 653 words | 5 terms | 4 | 1 prompt | answer key |
| 6-8 | 880 words | 6 terms | 6 | 2 prompts | primary source, answer key |
| 9-12 | 1017 words | 7 terms | 7 | 2 prompts | primary source, answer key |
| AP | 1121 words | 8 terms | 8 | 1 prompt | primary source, second source, long essay, answer key |
Primary sources quoted
Quick quiz
Five questions on 1848
Every answer here is read off the 1848 returns — the same rows the packets below are built from.
Who won the 1848 presidential election?
Which party did the winner of the 1848 election represent?
How many electoral votes did Zachary Taylor win in 1848?
Which of these states did Zachary Taylor carry in 1848?
Which era of American politics does the 1848 election belong to?
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