Resources+-+Civil+War

=Civil War and Reconstruction=


 * Topics:**
 * Abolitionism
 * African Resettlement
 * Frederick Douglass
 * Nat Turner Uprising
 * Compromise of 1850
 * Fugitive Slave Act
 * Bleeding Kansas
 * Election of 1860
 * Abraham Lincoln
 * Dred Scott
 * Harper's Ferry
 * Secession
 * Confederate States of America
 * Early Battles and Events
 * Emancipation Proclamation
 * Mathew Brady Photos
 * Later Battles and Events
 * Assassination of Lincoln
 * Lincoln / Johnson Reconstruction
 * Reconstruction Act of 1867
 * KKK


 * Big Questions:**
 * What caused the Civil War, and could/should it have been avoided?
 * Why did each of the attempts to politically prevent Civil War fail?
 * Make a case for, or against, the Southern States' right to secede.
 * Evaluate Lincoln's job as President of the United States.
 * Evaluate the process and outcomes of reconstruction following the Civil War.

__**Other:**__

 * [|Narratives from about 15 former slaves], recalling their experiences. They were recorded in the 1930's.
 * [|Valley of the Shadow] - Tons of great primary sources, including soldier records, newspapers, etc.
 * Hip Hughes video on the [|causes of the Civil War] (20 mins)


 * [|Watercolor pictures] painted by a Northern soldier during the Civil War.
 * [|Civil War Unit]