Antebellum CrisisAll 5 grade bands · K-2 through APFree download
1856
Lesson plan.
James Buchanan vs John C. Frémont — Democrat James Buchanan won over the new Republican Party's first presidential candidate, John C. Frémont. The American (Know-Nothing) Party ran former president Millard Fillmore, who won Maryland but drew significant votes nationally. The Republicans ran on the anti-slavery-expansion slogan 'Free soil, free labor, free speech, free men, Frémont' and showed impressive strength in the North despite losing. Buchanan's failure to resolve the slavery crisis would push the nation toward civil war.
What is in each packet
| Band | Reading | Vocabulary | Questions | Discussion | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K-2 | 240 words | 4 terms | 3 | 1 prompt | image, answer key |
| 3-5 | 614 words | 5 terms | 4 | 1 prompt | answer key |
| 6-8 | 895 words | 6 terms | 6 | 2 prompts | primary source, answer key |
| 9-12 | 1014 words | 7 terms | 7 | 2 prompts | primary source, answer key |
| AP | 1219 words | 9 terms | 8 | 1 prompt | primary source, second source, long essay, answer key |
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Quick quiz
Five questions on 1856
Every answer here is read off the 1856 returns — the same rows the packets below are built from.
Who won the 1856 presidential election?
Which party did the winner of the 1856 election represent?
How many electoral votes did James Buchanan win in 1856?
Which of these states did James Buchanan carry in 1856?
Which era of American politics does the 1856 election belong to?
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