This is a four way card sort that includes an event title, year, picture, and brief summary of: Uncle Tom's Cabin, the Dred Scott Case, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act,...
This lesson will not only provide you with a web quest but also discussion and extension lesson activities.
The bulk of this lesson requires students to read information from a primary source found...
Students analyze 16 documents (10 text based and 6 visual), answer 16 historical context questions, complete a sorting chart, and write a DBQ essay to review the causes of the American Civil War...
What Caused the Civil War
The time was 4:30 in the morning; the day was April 12, 1861. Cannons from the mainland began to spew fire and lob shells into Fort Sumter--at this early hour just faintly...
This lesson is designed to last for an hour of class time or longer. Students will be provided with background information about some more causes of the Civil War. They will show what they know by...
Using ten viewpoints from American Scholars, students will formulate a written interpretation of the causes of the Civil War, based on the facts, arguments advanced by contemporaries, and a personal...
Teach the causes of civil war with this comprehensive PowerPoint and Notes set. This resource reviews the political, social, and economic causes of civil war in the United States. Teaching the events...
This highly engaging Gallery Walk will teach students about The Causes of the CIVIL WAR. Get students out of their seats to learn about what led to our nation's worst conflict. Most of...