Lesson Plan: The Culture Question: How Hot-Button Issues Divide Us
Grades 8-12
This video looks back at the 1856 election, when issues around slavery, gender and religion fueled intense political battles. John Frémont, an American explorer, military officer and politician who played a key role in the westward expansion of the United States, was the first presidential candidate nominated by the newly formed, anti-slavery Republican Party. As the campaign unfolded, he and his wife became lightning rods for cultural debates. Learn how the aftershocks from that period and other early conflicts continue to shape modern American politics.
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