Civil War Unit

Main Questions: By the end of the unit, the student should be able to answer the following questions:

1. In what ways was the United States already a diverse country in the mid 1800's?

2. Why are ideas (slavery) and economics important? Use the Civil War as an example.

3. What are some of the realities of warfare? Describe why war should be looked at as a problem to be solved rather than something to be glorified.

Helpful Web Sites

"Amistad" Movie

American Civil War Information Archive

American Civil War Home Page

History Net (general web sites about history)

"Glory" Movie Official Web Site

"Glory" Movie Link

Other Good Sites? Send them to me. X-tra credit

Textbook Readings:

1. pp. 477 - 482

2. pp. 484 - 490

3. pp. 490 - 495

4. pp. 499 - 503

5. pp. 504 - 505

6. pp. 511 - 514

7. pp. 521 - 523

Create 5 questions based on what you think are the most important and/or interesting parts of the section. Create 5 questions for each section. Respond to one of those 5 questions in two complete sentences. Q= 35 A= 7

 

Video Questions: "Glory" Movie Link

A. Total Questions:

B. Total Responses: (2 complete sentences each)

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