Guiding Theme: What is our American story and how has it affected society today? Use this idea to reflect upon one of the questions below: Summarize what Black Codes were and identify the ways in which they affected people.

Cite supporting evidence that prove leading women such as Clara Barton, Dorothea Dix, (etc.) paved the way for future activists.

What were the causes and effects of the Compromise of 1877?

Explain the similarities and differences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Compromise of 1850 and summarize how they both lead to the postponing of the Civil War.

Critique what went wrong with the Dred Scott case. Evaluate what the country's next steps would be if the Supreme Court, the highest court of the land, makes the "wrong" decision? When do we decide that a decision is "wrong?"

Evaluate the pros and cons of Reconstruction. Hypothesize how Reconstruction will shape the next 100 years of history.