Lincoln and the start of The Civil War

Today in class we took a quiz corresponding to the DH readings for today.  We then watched the clip "Secessionitis" from Ken Burns' The Civil War taking notes as we watched.  The video closed with the context surrounding Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address.  We explored that speech in the American Reader by answering the questions in the document analysis worksheet that is posted in the Unit 5 tab above.  As we discussed differing interpretations of the legalities of secession, the Union, and the motivations of both sides for war, we then brought in Frederick Douglass' viewpoint by reading the editorials titled "Nemesis" and "How to End the War" (both are found in the Lincoln/Douglass reading packet posted in the Unit 5 tab).  We responded to the questions about Douglass' editorials in the document analysis packet.