Lesson 9: Primary documents
Reading of page 412
Assessment: P412 #1-4 in Practice the Skill
P415 #1-3 in Apply the Skill
Lesson 8: The Gettysburg Address
Assessment: How does the address show Lincoln's feelings about the war?
Lesson 7: Review and Assessment
Lesson 3: The Early Years (1861-1863)
Notes: Prezi
Assessment: Timeline
Quiz
Lesson 4: The War at Home
Notes: Reading of P402-406
Assessment: P406 #1a, 1b, 2b
Lesson 1: Lincoln
Assessment: Write two things that seem true and two that seem false. Why do you feel that way?
Unit:
Primary Sources:
Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address (1861)
Lee's Resignation from US Army (1861)
Letter from Gen. McClennan to Lincoln (1862)
The Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
Letter from Gen. Sherman to Lincoln (1864)
Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address (1865)
Lee's Farewell to the Army of Northern Virginia (1865)
Christian Fleetwood's Experiences (1901)
Secondary Sources:
The most important battle of the Civil War: WashingtonPost: "Gettysburg: The battle and the aftermath." by Joel Achenbach.
Reevaluating the civil war: The Atlantic: "150 Years of Misunderstanding the Civil War" by Tony Horwitz.
One man was at 75% of Presidential Assassinations: mental_floss: "Robert Todd Lincoln: Harbinger of Presidential Death" by Ethan Trex.
Colorized Civil War Photos? BusinessInsider: "Amazing American Civil War Photos Turned Into Glorious Color" by Harrison Jacobs.
The Only President of the CSA: USAToday: "Few Know Much about Jefferson Davis before Presidency" by Elizabeth Crisp.
Not that good: US News: "Worst Presidents: Andrew Johnson (1865-1869) by Jay Tolsen.
The Doctor's report: SmithsonianMag: "Lincoln's Assassination, From a Doctor's Perspective" by Megan Gambino.
A misunderstood battle: HistoryNet: "Battle of Shiloh" by Timothy B. Scott.
Viewpoints: HistoryNet: "Why the South Lost the Civil War" interviews by Carl Zebrowski.
So close... Smithsonian: "When Washington DC Came Close to Being Conquered by the Confederacy" by Thomas A. Lewis.
Total war in the South: RealClearHistory: "Sherman Unleashes Total War on the Confederacy" by Pat Horan.
North vs South: Smithsonian: "Which general was better, Grant or Lee?" by Beth Py-Lieberman and David Ward.
Multimedia:
CrashCourseHistory: Civil War Part 1 12:01
CrashCourseHistory: Civil War Part 2 10:54
KenBurns: The Civil War (Miniseries)
America - The Story of Us: Civil War 45:55
Maps of Civil War Battles (Original, Updated, Animated)