Disunion

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

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Contrasting the North and South before the War Lesson Plan »

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John Brown's Raid Lesson Plan »

 The Country Goes to War

Students will be able to describe the state of the nation and sequence the first events of the Civil War.

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  Antietam and Emancipation

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

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 Life at War

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

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Civil War Soldiers: The Battle of Franklin Lesson Plan »

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 The Home Front

Students will be able to list examples of work done on the home front and describe how news traveled to the home front.

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Civil War Photography Lesson Plan: Technological Development and Social Impact 

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 Shifting Tides

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

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 Bringing the War to an End

Students will be able to list and discuss the sequence of events leading to the end of the Civil War, paying special attention to the election of 1864.

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Election of 1864 Lesson Plan »

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 Effects of the War

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

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African Americans After the Civil War Lesson Plan »

Life of a Soldier after the Civil War Lesson Plan » 

 Preserving the Memory

Students will be able to illustrate ways in which they can preserve the memory of the war.

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Battlefield Preservation Lesson Plan »

Preservation of Civil War Battlefields Lesson Plan »

Creating a Historic Site Lesson Plan »

Creating Civil War Multimedia Journals Lesson Plan »

Saving Civil War Battlefields Lesson Plan »