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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Women in the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of primary sources that explore women in the Civil War.
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Texas Public Broadcasting

Texas Pbs: Texas Our Texas: Civil War and Reconstruction 1861 1870

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of how Texas fared in the Civil War and during Reconstruction. Includes links to related videos and lesson plans.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Northern Draft Riots During the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection of primary sources explore northern draft riots that occurred during the Civil War.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Secession of the Southern States

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the secession of southern states from the United States prior to the Civil War.
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Pbs: American Experience: Reconstruction State by State

For Students 9th - 10th
Select any US state to learn about how the Civil War affected the agriculture and economy of that state.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Battle of Gettysburg

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Freedmen's Bureau

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the history, successes, and failures of the Freedmen's Bureau during Reconstruction.
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Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore Louisa May Alcott's novel, Little Women.
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PBS

Pbs: American Experience: Reconstruction: Northerners in the South

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating firsthand account from the perspective of a carpetbagger and Civil War veteran. This veteran describes the roles he played in the Reconstruction process, his efforts to fit into Southern society, and Southern attitudes...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Blackface Minstrelsy in Modern America

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore blackface minstrelsy in modern America.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source: Patronage/populism: Politics of Gilded Age

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This collection uses primary sources to explore the politics of the Gilded Age.
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PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: What Is Freedom?: Politics and Reconstruction [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that guides students through an examination of the outcomes of the Civil War. Includes discussion prompts related to the effectiveness of...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: The Fifteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Fifteenth Amendment.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Fourteenth Amendment Part I

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment from The Supreme Court introduces viewers to the 14th amendment.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Fourteenth Amendment Part Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video segment from The Supreme Court, learn about the 1883 Supreme Court decision that marked the end of federal protections for individuals in states and the beginning of Jim Crow segregation.