 Civil
War |
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| Civil
War (Topic links from 42eXplore
site) |
| Africans
in America |
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from
the PBS Series, this link brings you to Africans in America during the
Civil War |
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Camp
Life |
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Camp
life collections from Gettysburg National Military Park |
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The
Civil War |
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This site published by
the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is well categorized with
several links in each category |
| Civil War Timelines |
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| The
Civil War at the Smithsonian |
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This site is produced
by the National Portrait Gallery and is dedicated to examining the Civil
War through the Smithsonian Institution's extensive and manifold
collections |
| The
Civil
War Battle Summaries |
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Categorizes battles by
states and battles by campaign |
| The
Civil
War Homepage |
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This Civil War site
was originally developed at the University of Tennessee in 1995 and
continues to grow |
| Civil
War Clip Art |
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Clip Art and other
links |
| The
Civil War for Kids |
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Mrs.
Huber's class at Pocantico Hills School developed and published this
page. |
| Civil
War Literature Circles |
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A
virtual museum from San Diego County Schools |
| Civil
War and Reconstruction (Kid
Info) |
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Comprehensive list of
links referring to the Civil War and Reconstruction. |
|
Civil
War and Reconstruction (1850-1877) |
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This site from Quaboag
Regional High School categorizes links according to the Massachusetts
Frameworks |
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Civil
War Battlefield Medicine |
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Links to surgery,
surgeons, medicine ... |
| Civil
War Photographs |
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Collection
of selected photographs from the Library of Congress |
| Civil
War Soldiers and Sailors System |
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From
the National Park Service, the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System is
a computerized database containing very basic facts about servicemen who
served on both sides during the Civil War. |
| Footsteps
of History: American Civil War |
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Links
on a variety of topics ... |
|
Poetry
and Music of the War Between the States |
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Sections include
Confederate and Union poetry as well as Music of the War Between the
States |
| Popular
Songs in American History |
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Tunes, lyrics,
information and historical information as well as links for songs from
the 17th century. |
| The
Time of the Lincolns |
|
PBS
American Experience series on the Lincolns |
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|
Comprehensive
site with links to Gettysburg, battles, music, food, leaders and
additional Civil War information and history. |
| Underground
Railroad links |
|
Teaching Units |
| Indentured
Servants and Slaves |
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The topic
for student essays is to compare and contrast European indentured
servitude with African slavery. A concise background information sheet
is included. |
| Abraham
Lincoln of Two Minds |
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Students
will read several selected quotes from President Lincoln, illustrating
his fence-sitting on the topic of emancipation. Backing up their essays
with proof from these quotes, they will then write an analysis of
Lincoln's position on slavery. |
| Life
as a Slave
(Webquest) |
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Students
will read narratives and personal accounts of former slaves to learn
from the source what it was like to be a slave on a plantation. They
will write two papers; one a research analysis of what they have learned
and following guided questions, and a fictional account of how they
might have felt as a slave themselves. |
| If
the Dead Could Talk ...
(Webquest) |
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The
American Civil War is explored in this webquest from the perspective of
its cemeteries... Students will choose a role, such as slave, general,
war correspondent, army doctor, etc. and research the life and times of
one of those persons to create a living history museum presentation
for younger classes. |
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