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Social Studies: The Civil War

USA Flag CarrierCivil War PowerPoint Presentations
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Civil War Video Presentations
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  • Civil War Reenactments
    This is a video of an interview with people who reenact the Civil War. (26 minutes)
  • Lincoln and Lee at Antietam and the Cost of Freedom
    It’s September 17, 1862 and President Abraham Lincoln needs a victory in order to issue the Emancipation Proclamation and end slavery in the South. But Robert E. Lee has other plans - invade the North.
    This is a 4 minute clip of a video by the same name, narrated by Ronald F. Maxwell, director of the epic Civil War films Gettysburg.
  • Abraham Lincoln's Homestead
    (5 minutes, 52 seconds)

 

 
CSA Flag CarrierCauses of the Civil War Interactive Civil War Battles Map
Use this interactive map on major Civil War locations and battles to help students with research, reports, or projects - even with choosing a topic for further reading and research. Once students have learned all the material here, they can create their own poster style of map, listing major battles of the war and annotating illustrations of key leaders involved in the war. Causes, effects, important people, and integration are all covered.

Civil War Web Sites

Slavery and the Underground Railroad

Famous People of the Civil War Era Webquest

The Battle of Gettysburg

 
Little Round Top on a cold winter day.  Photo Courtesy of Mark Voss.

Map of the Battle of Gettysburg

Gettysburg Military History Online

The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Welcome Center 

Gettysburg National Military Park

The Battle of Gettysburg Official Records and Battle Description

The Life of Harriet Tubman


Revised: Wednesday, May 12, 2010

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