2.  Cause
 Effect
Terms in Text:
Emancipation
Abolitionists
Apathy
Treason

3. •Distinguishbetween cause and effect by
noting what makes something happen (the
cause) and the result (the effect).
•One cause may have several effects.
•One effect may have several causes.

4. Tigers are endangered species. In 1999 there were fewer
than seven thousand of them living in the wild. These few
are dying off fast as a result of illegal hunting and loss of
habitat. When land is cleared to make room for a growing
human population, tigers have less land on which to hunt
and raise their young. To save wild tigers, governments
need to protect tiger habitats and impose stricter hunting
penalties.
In order to prevent tigers from dying out, government
needs to ___.
A. Clear land in the wild
B. Encourage hunters
C. Protect habitats
D. Place tigers in zoos

5. The extra half-hour of practice each day had paid off.
Maya could hear the improvement in her violin playing.
She was sure that her new-found confidence would result
in her being more relaxed at the audition for Senior
Orchestra. Just as she was about to raise her vow for the
first note, she heard a ping. One of her strings had
snapped. Maya’s face fell. “Don’t worry,” smiled the
director. “I always bring and extra set of strings to
auditions. We’ll have your violin restrung in a jiffy.”
Maya’s new confidence was a result of ____.
A. Being more relaxed at the audition
B. Getting anew string
C. Extra practice each day
D. The director’s friendly attitude

6.  What causes change?
 What are the consequences when people
become apathetic to what is happening in
their country?
 Once an effect is in motion, can you change
the result?
 “If _______ caused ______, what can we do
to start a positive cause and effect change?”

7. 1861 1865

8.  Abolitionists were one of the
most controversial groups in
American history. They were
reformers who sought to end
slavery in the United States.
Abolitionists began their fight
during the American
Revolution. During the Civil
War, however, the abolitionists
Areas covered by the Emancipation
movement was dissolving. Proclamation are in red. Slave holding
areas not covered are in blue.
Most of the abolitionists lived in
the North, and encouraged
Lincoln to issue the
Emancipation Proclamation in
1863.

11. As we read
Emancipation, write
a summary for each
page of text.

12. _______.
If President Lincoln was
here today, he would bring
___________to everyone’s
attention because____.

13.  If President Lincoln had never signed the Emancipation
Proclamation what would the effect be either
nationally, globally, or socially?
 • What judgments would you make about Lincoln’s
leadership?
 • What could an alternate plan for emancipation have been?
 • How can one identify cause and effect statements?
Numbered Heads Together
1. Students number off
2. Teacher asks a question
3. Students think and write
4. Heads Together: share & discuss
5. Teacher calls a number
6. The student with that number
answers

14.  What causes change?
 What are the
consequences when
people become apathetic
to what is happening in
their country?
 Once an effect is in
motion, can you change
the result?

16. Bring in picture examples (2 for each
example) of The Civil War, The Vietnam War,
civil rights protesting, or any issue requiring
active participation of citizens effecting change.
Each event will consist of two pictures. Your
classmates will have to match the pictures and
then decide which one represents the cause
and which one represents the effect between
the two pictures.