Essay Planning: Causes of the Civil War - Sectionalism
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Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
8 questions
~16 mins
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This worksheet guides students through planning an essay on the role of sectionalism as a cause of the American Civil War. It provides scaffolded questions to develop understanding and structure.
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Essay Planning: Causes of the Civil War - Sectionalism
Subject: HistoryGrade: Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
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Essay Planning: Causes of the Civil War - Sectionalism
Essay Title/Question: Explain how sectionalism contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.
Introduction Thesis:
Outline the importance of sectional differences between the North and South in leading to the Civil War.
1.
Outline the main points you will include in your essay to explain the role of sectionalism in causing the Civil War.
[3 marks]2.
Explain how economic differences between the North and South contributed to sectional tensions.
[3 marks]3.
Compare social and cultural differences between the North and South and their influence on sectionalism.
[4 marks]4.
Analyse the significance of conflicts over slavery in deepening sectionalism prior to the Civil War.
[6 marks]5.
Explain how political disagreements, such as debates over states' rights, contributed to sectionalism.
[3 marks]6.
Compare the perspectives of the North and South regarding slavery and states' rights.
[4 marks]7.
Outline the main argument you will make in your conclusion about the importance of sectionalism in causing the Civil War.
[3 marks]8.
Identify and explain one counter-argument that suggests sectionalism was not the main cause of the Civil War.
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