Essay+Re-Write+Option

Students should answer the following question in a well-constructed essay (typed, double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt. font) of NO MORE THAN TWO PAGES. All essays are due by 12 midnight on Saturday, Oct. 1st and should be emailed to Mr. Wood (dwood@kis.or.kr). Students who complete this task have the opportunity to earn up to five points which will be added back on to their first exam of the year.

The question is:

Before the Civil War, the North and South were part of the same country but had vast differences in many respects. As the nation expanded westward, the two sides often clashed and/or viewed the same events in different lights. These problems would eventually lead to the U.S. Civil War. (1) Choose 3 events/issues from the “roundtable discussions” that reflected this division AND consider the ideas of states’ rights. (2) Briefly define/describe each one AND then explain how each one would be interpreted by someone from the North and someone from the South. (3) Conclude the essay by evaluating the idea of states’ rights.