The Compromise of 1850
Lee W. Eysturlid, Jeremy Gypton, Chris Mullin, and Brett Piersma

Publication Date: 2/15/2009
Pages: 39
Price: $5.00
ISBN: 1-59884-267-6 With this lesson, students hold a mock Senate debate on the agreement that temporarily forestalled the American Civil War, including the positions of those who wanted new states free, those who wanted new states open to slavery, and those who wanted each state's citizens to decide for themselves. Students also think through possible outcomes had the Compromise in fact kept the nation at peace.