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White Southerners' Defense of Slaveholding

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read transcriptions of articles from two historical Virginian newspapers and examine how white southerners defended the institution of slavery. They write a one-act play or a dialogue between an abolitionist and a slaveholder.
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The Hartford Convention and the Battle of New Orleans

For Students 6th - 8th
In this United States history learning exercise, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions about the Hartford Convention and the Battle of New Orleans. A short answer question is...
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Birth of a Nation, the NAACP, and the Balancing of Rights

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze primary sources.  In this US History lesson, 11th graders interpret written information.  Students evaluate arguments and draw conclusions.  Students develop and defend a position. 
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Second Quiz on Combining Sentences

For Students 4th - 6th
In this combining sentences worksheet, students combine four or five sentences into less sentences. Students combine 6 sets of sentences.
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The Civil War 1850–1865

For Students 7th - 12th
In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 10 short answer questions about the American Civil War. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.
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Abolishing Slavery

For Teachers 4th - 11th
Students explain the goals and methods of the abolitionist movement. They identify key leaders in the movement. This lesson has adaptations for elementary through high school. Links are provided for resource readings.
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Lesson Plan on the Civil War

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders identify events leading to the Civil War and explain the impact the events had on northern and southern societies.
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A Literature of Democracy

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders analyze how American literature shows a lot of different genres. In groups, 11th graders create a short report about the passage they have chosen.
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Slavery in the Antebellum South

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discuss Stephen Foster's depiction of slavery. Using the internet, they discover what the life of a slave was really like in the antebellum South. As a class, they discuss contemporary arguments for and against slavery.
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Slavery in My World: Educating for Peace and Social Change

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research present-day slavery issues in a particular country and present their findings to the class.  In this slavery in our world lesson, students discover the nature and extent of slavery in modern countries, present their...
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Causes of the Civil War Worksheet

For Students 8th - 12th
In this American Civil War worksheet, students identify the 19 people and events listed on the worksheet that contributed the outbreak of war. Students also examine a list of 8 causes and put them chronological order.
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History of the Americas: Causes of the Civil War

For Students 8th - 12th
In this American Civil War learning exercise, students read assigned textbook pages about the causes of the war and then respond to 35 short answer questions about how the war began.
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History of the Americas: Causes of the Civil War

For Students 9th - 12th
In this American Civil War worksheet, learners respond to 36 short answer questions that require them to define people and events that were significant during the war.
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Underground Railroad Workshop

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine the purpose of the Underground railroad. For this Slavery lesson, 9th graders read stories about people's travels. Students compare and contrast the lives of mothers in these stories.

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