Question

do now (12/5/25):

1. what do you think it means that southern states wanted to secede?
2. what does the term union mean in this context?
3. what is the overall message of the cartoon?

(image: cartoon labeled secessionists leaving the union with a tree labeled union and two men sawing a branch)
video - election of 1860: a nation, torn

1. what were the primary arguments of lincoln and douglas during their debates?
2. what were the results of the 1860 election?
3. which state was the first to secede from the union?
4. which three amendments were ratified after the union won the civil war?

Explanation:

The questions relate to U.S. Civil War-era history, including secession, the Union, Lincoln-Douglas debates, the 1860 election, and post-war amendments. The cartoon depicts secessionists leaving the Union (represented as a tree), symbolizing division.

Answer:

Do Now (12/5/25):

1. To withdraw from the United States.
2. The United States of America (the federal government and Northern states).
3. Secession is splitting the nation (the Union), represented as a tree being cut by secessionists.

Video - Election of 1860: A Nation Torn:

1. Lincoln opposed expanding slavery; Douglas supported popular sovereignty for territories.
2. Lincoln won the presidency (electoral college majority); Southern states began seceding.
3. South Carolina.
4. 13th (abolished slavery), 14th (equal protection under law), 15th (voting rights regardless of race).