It's almost time to start spending quality time together again! Don't lie, you miss it...
Here's a look at what you have coming down the line, for those of you who like planning ahead. I am operating under the assumption that we will meet for the first time on Wednesday January 30th. Adjust accordingly if I have that wrong!
Remember to be studying your flash cards. I know that you don't have your last installment so don't worry about that.
For Wednesday, please read and take notes starting with "Escape from Crisis" on page 398 through page 402.
For Thursday, please read and take notes starting with "The Political Realignment of the 1850s"on page 414 through page 421 stopping before "The Lincoln-Douglas Debates."
Actively read the entirety of Abraham Lincoln's "A House Divided" (sheet handed out in class). Prepare your thoughts on the two questions featured at the conclusion of the document for class discussion.
For Friday
Read and take notes picking up on page 421 through page 427 stopping before "The Roots of a Divided Society."
For Saturday by noon, complete your recitation by the end of lunch!
A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently, half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved — I do not expect the house to fall — but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other. -Lincoln, 1858
