Guiding Questions Sheet for the Political Chart of the United States
(1856)
1. In which state was this map published? _____________________
2. Why are some states shaded in darker while others are not? __________________
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3. How many white people lived in the free states? ___________________________
4. How many white people lived in the slave states? __________________________
5. Which state had the largest number of slaveholders? _______________________
6. What percentage of children attended school in the free states? _______________
7. What percentage of children attended school in the slave states? ______________
8. Why do you think this map was made? __________________________________
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9. What do you think the map is trying to tell its readers? ______________________
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