Civil War

Discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural reasons for secession.

The Reasons for Secession and Primary source: The Declaration of Causes of Seceding States from the Civil War Trust

Secession from the Essential Civil War Curriculum

Secession from Historynet.com

Secession from History.com

Explain why the North won the Civil War by considering the following:

• critical events and battles in the war
• the political and military leadership of the North and South
• the respective advantages and disadvantages, including geographic, demographic, economic, and technological

General discussion of advantages/disadvantages: Strengths and Weaknesses: North vs. South,

• Geographic advantages/disadvantages
• Demographic advantages/disadvantages
• Economic advantages/disadvantages: Economy in the Civil War,
• Technological advantages/disadvantages

General discussion of why the North won/South lost the Civil War:

Why the South Lost the Civil War - ten historians' views on the matter

Two Reasons Why the North Won the Civil War

Why Did the North Win the Civil War by Historyplex

How the North Won the Civil War - a short video by Smithsonian

Examine Lincoln’s presidency with respect to the following:

• his military and political leadership - Lincoln as Commander in Chief, Leadership Lessons from Abraham Lincoln
• the evolution of his emancipation policy (including the Emancipation Proclamation) Lincoln's Evolving Thoughts on Slavery, the Evolution of His Emancipation Policy (old stuff),
• the role of his significant writings and speeches, including the Gettysburg Address and its relationship to the Declaration of Independence - Abraham Lincoln's Greatest Speeches, The Gettysburg Address (video), Gettysburg Address from History.com, The Significance of the Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg Address: A New Declaration of Independence (video),

Lincoln's presidency, in general - Lincoln Presidential Timeline,

Describe the role of African Americans in the war, including black soldiers and regiments, and the increased resistance of enslaved peoples.

• African Americans in the Civil War
• Black Civil War Soldiers
• Black Soldiers in the Civil War (4Min video)
• Black Soldiers in the U.S. Military During the Civil War
• Blacks in the Civil War
• Slave Rebellions (not specifically during the Civil War)

Generalize how the war affected combatants, civilians (including the role of women), the physical environment, and the future of warfare (including technological developments).

Impact of the Civil War (4 min video),

• How the war affected combatants - Did Civil War Soldiers have PTSD?
• How the war affected civilians
• How the war affected the physical environment: The Civil War's Environmental Impact,
• How the war affected the future of warfare: Civil War Technology