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 * Civil War Project **

For this project, you will be given the freedom to choose the topic you want to investigate with regards to the Civil War. There are numerous people, events, and happenings from which you can choose from, so it is vitally important that you begin your historical investigation of this time period early. Use the resources listed below to help you in your inquiry process.

=Civil War Topic Suggestions=


 * Study the views of leaders (e.g., Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee) and soldiers on both sides of the war, including those of black soldiers and regiments.
 * Explain how the war affected combatants, civilians (women and children), the physical environment, and future warfare.
 * Identify the major battles, geographical advantages and obstacles, technological advances, medical care.
 * Compare and contrast the government of the North led by Abraham Lincoln to that of the South led by Jefferson Davis.

=Project Activities=

Civil War Project - Week 1

Civil War Project - Week 2

Civil War Project - Week 3

Civil War Project - Week 4

=Civil War Resources=


 * History Alive - Chapter 22
 * [|PBS - Freedom: A History of US]
 * [|Images of the Civil War]
 * [|Civil War Webpage]
 * [|Civil War Battle Map]
 * [|Civil War Podcasts]

=Video Resources=

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 * Southern Secession
 * Mobilization
 * Military Strategy
 * The Battles
 * Effects of the War on the South

=Primary Sources=
 * [|Library of Congress]
 * [|National Archives]
 * [|Avalon Project]
 * [|Spartacus Educational]
 * [|Accessible Archives]
 * [|American Voices]
 * [|Earliest Voices]
 * [|History Channel]
 * [|ABC-CLIO]
 * [|University of California Berkley]
 * [|TeachingAmericanHistory.org]

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= = =Project Calendar= [| Subscription to iCal Project Calendar]
 * Click on the link above.
 * Copy the iCal subscription link from Monday's homework listing.
 * Open iCal and click on "Calendar"
 * Choose "Subscribe" and paste the link in the box that appears.

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