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Civil War
The American Civil
War Homepage
Library of
Congress: Collections Connections: Selected Civil War Photographs
The Civil War:
A Film by Ken Burns
Includes Maps, Biographies, Documents
and more.
Shotgun's Home of the
American Civil War
Information on Battles, Medicine, the
Confederacy.
The Price of Freedom: Americans at War
Online exhibition discussing wars and
conflicts from 1775 - present.
An article discussing issues of
equality, specificly
Black Troops in Union Blue
Who am I? A History Mystery
An interactive website which challenges
the user to use objects and knowledge to understand people
associated with the Civil War.
Sherman's
March
An interactive map detailing Sherman's
March and important battles along the way.
Teacher Resources
When Johnny Went Marching Off... A Civil War Documentation Team
Activity
Of Human Bondage: Exploring Perspectives on Slavery During the Civil
War Using Primary and Secondary Sources
Teaching With Documents: The Fight for Equal Rights:
Black Soldiers in the Civil War
Concentrating on empancipation and
miltary life.
NOT JUST A MAN'S WAR: Women in the
American Civil War 1861-65
Teacher lessons, photographs, links and
other information focusing on women's roles during the Civil War.
EdSiteMent: Attitudes Toward Emancipation
Using primary documents, students will
look at Abraham Lincoln, the Emancipation Proclamation and the
overall attitude of the time.
Teaching with Historical Places Lesson Plans
Choices and Commitments: The Soldiers at
Gettysburg
ANDERSONVILLE PRISON:
AN ECONOMIC MICROCOSM
This lesson students examine how a group
of civil war prisoners developed an economic system within their
camp, a system designed to allocate scarce resources.
Commemoration of the Gettysburg Battlefield
Students use primary sources to analyze
the Gettysburg Address, the Civil War and governmental choices.
Lincoln: A Photobiography
This unit
provides resources for students in the 5th through 8th grade to
focus on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. Each lesson can be
scaled to fit your students needs.
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