Documenting United States History

270 ChApTEr 11 | the Union Undone? | period Five 1844 –1877

steP 1 Compare

Compare the documents using subject-by-subject organization.

I. Introduction

II. Jefferson Davis’s Inaugural Address

A. Point 1

B. Point 2

III. Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address

A. Point 1

B. Point 2

Determine points of comparison between the two speeches. Use the Identify, Analyze, and

Evaluate questions as a starting point.

steP 2 Synthesize

Synthesize older debates about federal power under the Constitution.

1. What are these debates? Refer to earlier chapters in this textbook and your outside
   knowledge.


2. What documents reflect these debates?

Use your response for Step 2 to begin the second half of your response. You may, for

example, consider the following format for the second half of your organization:

IV. Older debates

A. Similarities to the Jefferson and Lincoln addresses

B. Differences with the Jefferson and Lincoln addresses

C. Analysis of context

V. Conclusion

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