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The Civil War4th Grade
  • Eric Swiger
  • ED 417-02
  • 3/9/01

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Introduction
  • The Civil War was one of the most tragic events
    in American History. This unit will provide the
    students with a deeper understanding of the
    events that led up to the war, the people who
    played key roles in the war, and the effects that
    the war played on American society, both then and
    today.

3
American Heritage
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Web sites
  • Http//www.civilwar.com
  • Http//www.civil-war.net/main.html
  • Http//www.geocities.com/pentagon/
    bunker/8757/cwvirtual.html
  • Http//www.civilwarhome.com/ navalwar.html
  • Http//www.civilwarandmedia.com

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Activities
  • The students will mark on a map the Mason-Dixon
    Line, the states that made up the Union and the
    Confederacy.
  • The Students will explore the situations that led
    up to the Civil War.
  • The students will read Uncle Toms Cabin by
    Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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Activities (cont.)
  • Upon completion of the book, the students will
    write why they think there was such controversy
    surrounding it.
  • The students will share their opinions to the
    class when they have finished writing it.

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People in Societies
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Web sites
  • Http//www.rapidnet.com/greg/Tom
  • Http//www.my.ohio.voyager.net/1
    stevens/a/civil.html
  • Http//www.civilwarinteractive.com
  • Http//www.personal.centenary.edu/
    ashiffn/essay1.html
  • Http//www.coe.west.asu.edu/students/hoarter/Civil
    _War_web_sites.html

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Activities
  • The students will research the important military
    leaders of the northern states.
  • The students will research the important military
    leaders of the southern states.
  • The class will split into two groups. One group
    will debate for the North and the other will
    debate for the South the effectiveness of their
    military maneuvers.

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Activities (cont.)
  • Students will research how the slaves fit into
    both sides of the war.
  • Students will research different ethnic groups
    living in the US at the time of the war and how
    they contributed to the war effort.

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World Interactions
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Web sites
  • Http//www.germantown.k12.il.us/html/CivilWar.html
  • Http//www2.lhric.org/pocantico.
    civilwar/cwar.html
  • Http//www.aesd.schoolzone,net/aesd/
    sdp.school/sdpprojects/civilwar.www/
    civilframes.html
  • Http//www.mce.k12.tn.nett/civil_war/
    civil_war.htm
  • Http//www.ehistory.com

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Activities
  • The students will research the foreign policy of
    the Union states.
  • The students will research the foreign policy of
    the Confederate states.
  • The students will split into two groups. One
    group will debate for the North and the other
    will debate for the South their views on foreign
    policy.

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Activities (cont.)
  • The students will find out how the rest of the
    world viewed the Civil War.
  • The students will discuss the importance of the
    outcome of the Civil War on America and on the
    rest of the world.

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Decision Making and Resources
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Web sites
  • Http//library.advanced.org/3055/
  • Http//tqjunior.advanced.org/5663/
  • Http//www.cr.nps.ugrr/learn_ eman.htm
  • Http//www.infinet.com/lstevens/a/ civil.html
  • Http//newa.org/

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Activities
  • The students will describe the economic
    differences between the North and the South.
  • The students will explain why the South succeeded
    from the Union.
  • Students will research the Dred Scott Case.

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Activities (cont.)
  • The students will compare the amounts of supplies
    that the North had compared to those of the
    South.
  • Explain why General Lee surrendered to General
    Grant at Appamatox Courthouse.

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Democratic Process
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Web sites
  • Http//www.netins.inet/showcase/
    creative.lincoln.html
  • Http//www.sciway.net/hist/chicora/ slavery18.htm
  • Http//www.wtj.com/wars/civilwar
  • Http//www2.cr.nps.gov/apbb/battles/ bystate.htm
  • Http//scarlet.libs.uga.edu/darchive/
    hargrett/maps/civil.html

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Activities
  • The students will find information about the
    President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln.
  • The students will find information about the
    President of the Confederate States, Jefferson
    Davis.
  • The students will research what Congress did
    during the war.

22
Activities (cont.)
  • The students will read the Emancipation
    Proclamation and discuss how it changed American
    history.
  • The students will read the Gettysburg Address and
    discuss what it did for the American people.

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Citizenship Rights and Responsibilities
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Web sites
  • Http//www.suvcm.org
  • Http//www.scv.org
  • Http//www.jusd.k12.ca.us/sl/ underground_railroad
  • Http//jefferson.village.virginia.edu/ vshadow2
  • Http//www.historyplace.com/civilwar/ index.html

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Activities
  • The students will research different
    abolitionists who helped fight slavery.
  • The students will research Harriet Tubman and the
    Underground Railroad.
  • The students will draw a map of the Underground
    Railroad.

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Activities (cont.)
  • Using the web sites www.suvcm.org and
    www.scv.org, the students will see if they had
    any relatives that fought in the Civil War and
    find out what side they fought for.
  • The students will brainstorm ways that our nation
    would be different if the South had won the war.

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Conclusion
  • After completing the activities in this unit and
    having taken a test on the subject matter, the
    students will have gained a deeper understanding
    of the Civil War and the toll it took on the
    American people.
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