This site presents a simple map detailing the divided nation during the U.S. Civil war.

The creation and growth of the new nation of the United States is the focus of this article. Being divided into time periods makes this site easy to understand.

Did you learn to calculate using a 7-foot-long slide rule? Did you learn about the properties of numbers using brightly colored Cuisenaire rods? Ever wonder who invented the graph paper you used in geometry class? Go back to the...

This resource aims to teach the history of computing and the effect of landmark moments in computing history on today's world. Crosses different curriculum areas. Explanations of many of the world's significant computers were provided by...

A sample lesson plan covering the sectionalism and problems facing the nation in its debate on slavery in the 1850s.

Several lesson plans covering a range of topics from the 1830s through 1860. These plans will give your learners experience using primary sources.

This lesson helps young scholars study life in the United States in the years before the Civil War. Students will gain a better understanding of why people grew willing to fight to defend their way of life. Many of the documents young...

An interesting look at the Southern attempt to, at first defend the institution of slavery, and later, to become defiant about it. See how Southern intellectuals, religious leaders, and politicians strove to create a self-sufficiency in...

A concise review of the ways the issue of slavery split the country from the Missouri Compromise to eventual secession of the southern states.

A quick five question quiz over US history in the mid 1800s.

Read about a book published in 1864 that contended that there was a conspiracy to spread slavery into the western territories. See that the accusations included in the book could not be authenicated, but the ideas presented showed the...

Until 1991, the United Nations was a key battleground in the inter-Korean struggle for legitimacy and global recognition. View primary source documents which give evidence for these events.

A quick comprehension check over sectional conflict and regional differences.

In this Curriculum Unit, students will consider "The Growing Crisis of Sectionalism in Antebellum America: A House Dividing" in 4 Lessons. The unit also includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource...

This website was created by faculty, students, and staff to publicly present information about Columbia's historical connections to the institution of slavery. Like most northern colleges, Columbia admitted no black students before the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is an interactive map of the United States in the year 1861, as the Confederacy formed and separated from the Union.

A detailed biographical account of the life and achievements of Helen Keller. Each part of Helen's life is divided into topics, and can be read and researched independently.

This 12-question multiple choice quiz is immediately scored and covers facts about slavery in the Civil War era.

Article reviews several conditions of American society that sowed the seeds of civil war, particularly slavery and sectional conflict.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Advanced Placement U.S. History learning module on Civil War era America and the transformation of society, 1844-1877. Comprehensive study tools include videos, essays, primary source documents, and...

Article introducing the Civil War. The author provides background information on the debates between the North and South eventually leading to war.

A very brief overview of the Civil War, the casualties, and the horrific social and economic effects across the nation. Included is a map that shows when each Southern state seceded from the Uniion.

A brief overview of the state of the United States between the election of 1960 and 1968. See how a nation full of enthusiasm and confidence could become so divided in eight short years.

A look at a little-studied action in American History when men, known as filibusters raised private armies to invade foreign countries. See what these filibusters had to do with the desire to spread slavery.