Civil War and Reconstruction
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The KKK
$3.00In this lesson plan for middle school, students will learn more about the Ku Klux Klan. This lesson plan is designed to take approximately one hour, but may take more or less depending on your students. The key accomplishments for students based on...$3.00 -
The Abolitionists Webquest
$3.00This webquest could be used to fill one long class period or several smaller class periods. Students will conduct internet research to learn more about important abolitionists. This is the perfect precursor to an in-depth student project about...$3.00 -
Civil War Research Project - FREE
$0.00This is a highly engaging, student centered choice menu project. Students will love having the ability to make their own decisions about what they are learning and creating products that they are interested in! I have used this for the past two years...$0.00 -
Causes of the Civil War Card Sort
$1.50This 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, and Nat Turner's Rebellion. This card sort can be used...$1.50 -
Causes of the Civil War Break In Activity
$3.00In a Breakout room, people are locked in a room, and need to solve a set of riddles/clues in order to discover the key to leave the room. Since we can't lock students into classrooms in America, we Break IN instead. Solve a set of historical riddles in...$3.00 -
Abraham Lincoln Text Reading with Student Questions
$3.80Text reading explains details about President Abraham Lincoln (Early Career, War Time Record, Emancipation Proclamation, Criticisms, Elections, and the Gettysburg Address (full text). 3 pages of text reading Accompanied by student questions / answer...$3.80 -
Political Cartoon: Mistress Columbia
$2.50The download includes the following: 1. A PowerPoint - complete with discussion notes for each slide - that teachers can use to lead students through the cartoon. 2. An introductory paragraph that describes the circumstances behind the cartoon. 3. A...$2.50 -
Political Cartoon Bundle: The Road to Civil War
$4.50These two political cartoons, Southern Chivalry __ Argument versus Clubs and Mistress Columbia, focus on the increasing tensions between the North and the South -- and the national government's unwillingness (or inability) to address the issue -- as the...$4.50 -
Political Cartoon: Southern Chivalry __ Argument versus Clubs
$2.50Southern Chivalry ___ Argument versus Club's was created by John L. Magee in 1856 and was published in the aftermath of the violent caning Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner received at the hands of South Carolina Representative Preston Books. The...$2.50 -
End of the Civil War
$3.00This lesson is designed to last for an hour of class time or longer. Students will be provided with background information about the end of the Civil War. They will show what they know by completing engaging classroom activities and answering various...$3.00 -
Civil War Espionage-Can You Catch a Spy?
$7.99Can you catch a spy? Students delve into the espionage work of spies of the Civil War? This lesson begins with the class working together to solve an inquiry riddle. The students ask yes/no questions centered on the items used in espionage. Next, the...$7.99 -
Close Reading the Gettysburg Address - Does It Have Meaning Today?
$3.50Challenge your students to decipher the meaning of the Gettysburg Address and determine if Lincoln’s speech has meaning for America today. The lesson begins with the class solving an inquiry riddle to lead the students to this speech. Next, the...$3.50