Curated OER
Before Brother Fought Brother: People and Places in the North and South
Students use census records to research and compare the population and economies in two counties within the same valley (Franklin Country Pennsylvania (North) and Augusta County, Virginia (South) in the pre Civil War era.
Curated OER
Visual History of the Civil War III
Eighth graders examine the Civil War. In this Civil War lesson plan, 8th graders analyze various images about the Civil War. Students write an essay in relation to the images of the Civil War.
Curated OER
Underground Railroad Workshop
Ninth graders examine the purpose of the Underground railroad. In this Slavery lesson, 9th graders read stories about people's travels. Students compare and contrast the lives of mothers in these stories.
Black Past
Black Past: First Baptist Church, Richmond, Virginia
The encyclopedia entry about the First Baptist Church of Richmond, Virginia,tells about the opportunities for both black slaves and freemen in this integrated church in the Antebellum South.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Modern History Sourcebook: Life of Plantation Field Hands, 1857
Fordham University provides this account of U.S. slavery that was written by a British writer who toured the American South in 1857. It makes interesting comparisons of house servants, field hands, and small farmers' slaves.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Anglo American Colonization in Texas: Agriculture
Outlines the agricultural differences between the Upper and Lower South of Texas prior to the Civil War.
History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: The Antebellum South: Quiz (1)
This 10-question multiple choice quiz is immediately scored and tests your comprehension of slavery in the South during the mid 1800s.
History Teacher
Historyteacher.net: The Antebellum South: Quiz (2)
This 10-question multiple choice quiz is immediately scored and tests your comprehension of slavery in the South during the mid 1800s.