Yesterday, we read the South Carolina "Secession Declaration" in groups. We filled out a worksheet about the document and discussed our answers, which led to a very heated discussion over whether or not South Carolina was allowed to secede or not.
Today, we compared the Constitution and a New Orleans newspaper editorial about the job of a president and how it related to the secession of South Carolina and the lower south. We also read Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address and answered questions about it. Apparently Lincoln defines secession as "the essence of anarchy."
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