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Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson3: The Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854: Popular Sovereignty Unit PlanNeh: Edsit Ement: Lesson3: The Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854: Popular Sovereignty Unit Plan
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National Endowment for the Humanities
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Neh: Edsit Ement: Lesson3: The Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854: Popular Sovereignty

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Lesson plan focuses on the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, popular sovereignty, the political polarization over slavery, Stephen Douglas, and Abraham Lincoln. It provides four detailed activities for use with the lesson and includes assessments and resources for extending the lesson.

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slavery, abraham lincoln

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political polarization, edsitement: lesson3: the kansas-nebraska act of 1854: popular sovereignty, stephen douglas, kansas-nebraska act, 1854

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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