As we discussed in class, below is the essay question everyone must do on the test. You will not be allowed to use your notes when you write it on the test; you must pull it from memory.
Since this is essentially a take home question, I expect well thought out answers from everyone. Also, I'm going to increase the number of points this question is worth from 5 points to 10 points, and also reduce the number of additional essay questions that you need to do from 4 questions to 2 questions (it's to your advantage, trust me :-) ). So here's the question:
The political debate about slavery began at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and continued until 1860 and the start of the Civil War. Is it safe to say that things really got "heated up" when slavery went from being just a political issue to also being a moral one? If so, when and how did this transition happen? What were some of the events that contributed to the increase in tensions over slavery? (I just added this last sentence)
You may work together on this question as well as post your thoughts and comments here for everyone else to see and respond to.
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