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The Civil War Curriculum

The Civil War Curriculum

by the Civil War Trust

 

Civil War Websites 

Civil War Trust

Civil War Trust- Student Resources

Smithsonian

History Channel

National Park Service

PBS: The Civil War

Civil War Studies

Social Studies for Kids

Home of the American Civil War

The Valley of the Shadow

PBS: American Experience

American Civil War Museum

National Civil War Museum

List of Civil War Websites

Goal 1: Pre-1860: Disunion

Students will be able to identify and discuss the causes of the American Civil War.

Worksheets:  

     Station Packet: Disunion Station Packet.pdf

     Information: Culture and Economies Chart.pdf Student Sheet: Culture and Economies Worksheet.pdf
     Information: Disunion Timeline Worksheet.pdf Student Sheet: Pre-1860 Disunion Timeline Cards.pdf
     Robert E Lee.docx

     Causes of the Civil War: Causes that led to the American Civil War.docx

Goal 2: 1861: The Country Goes to War

Students will be able to explain the state of the nation and list the sequence of events leading to the Civil War.

PowerPoint: The Country Goes to War PPT.pptx
Worksheets: 

 

Goal 3: 1862: Antietam & Emancipation

Students will be able to discuss the meaning and impact of the Emancipation Proclamation.

PowerPoint: Antietam and Emancipation_Middle NLO (2).pptx


 

Goal 4: Life at War

Students will be able to explain the day to day life of a Civil War soldier.

PowerPoint: Life at War_Middle NLO.pptx

 

 

Goal 5: The Home Front

Students will be able to discuss what life was like for those on the home front and the effects of news from the field on those at home.

PowerPoint: The Home Front NLO.pptx

 

 

Goal 6: 1863: Shifting Tides

Students will be able to discuss the effects of the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg paying particular attention to the Gettysburg Address.

PowerPoint: Shifting Tides_Middle NLO (1).pptx

 

 

 

Goal 7: 1864-1865: Bringing the War to an End

Students will be able to summarize the sequence of events that led to the end of the Civil War.

PowerPoint: Bringing the War to an End NLO.pptx

 

 

 

Goal 8:Post-1865: Effects of the War

Students will be able to identify and discuss the effects of the American Civil War.

PowerPoint: Reconstruction PowerPoint.pptx

 

 

 

Goal 9: Preserving the Memory

Students will be able to formulate ways in which society can preserve the memory of the war.

 

Memorial Day

Scavenger Hunt 

 

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