AMERICAN CIVIL WARAMERICAN CIVIL WAR

BY BY RANDALL SENTMANRANDALL SENTMANED 448ED 448

AMERICAN HERITAGEAMERICAN HERITAGE

SLAVERYSLAVERY Http://www.sciway.net/hist/Http://www.sciway.net/hist/

chicora/slavery18.htmchicora/slavery18.htm• The website gives insight to the The website gives insight to the

plight of slaves during the Antebellum plight of slaves during the Antebellum South. The site gives a daily life. South. The site gives a daily life. The site tells how the slaves lived and The site tells how the slaves lived and dies on the plantation. It gives a true dies on the plantation. It gives a true account of slave life. account of slave life.

APPALACHIAAPPALACHIA Http://www.uky.ude/rgs/Http://www.uky.ude/rgs/

appalcenter.lect.7htmappalcenter.lect.7htm• The website gives an excellent The website gives an excellent

account of mountain life before the account of mountain life before the war. The site gives reasons why the war. The site gives reasons why the mountain people fought on the sides mountain people fought on the sides that they chose. The site helps the that they chose. The site helps the students understand a culture they students understand a culture they might not be familiar with.might not be familiar with.

ANTEBELLUM SOUTHANTEBELLUM SOUTH Http://www.mu.cc.il.us/his201-Http://www.mu.cc.il.us/his201-

84/99-fritzs/chapter 10/html84/99-fritzs/chapter 10/html• The website gives information in the The website gives information in the

life of a plantation owner in the south. life of a plantation owner in the south. It tell how the plantation owner would It tell how the plantation owner would dress, would spend free time, would dress, would spend free time, would treat their slaves. It is an excellent treat their slaves. It is an excellent website to give students a true vision website to give students a true vision of the Antebellum south.of the Antebellum south.

UNCLE TOM’S CABINUNCLE TOM’S CABIN Http://Http://

www.personal.centenary.edu/www.personal.centenary.edu/~aschiffn/essay1.html~aschiffn/essay1.html• This website goes into detail about This website goes into detail about

the impact the book Uncle Tom’s the impact the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin had on the country. Not just at Cabin had on the country. Not just at the time of its publishing but the the time of its publishing but the country today. country today.

THE PRESS AND THE THE PRESS AND THE AMERICAN CIVIL WARAMERICAN CIVIL WAR Http://www.coe.west.asu.edu/Http://www.coe.west.asu.edu/

studetns/hoarter/studetns/hoarter/civil_war_web_sites.htmcivil_war_web_sites.htm• This website is set up to allow This website is set up to allow

students to create their own Civil War students to create their own Civil War newspaper. The students have to newspaper. The students have to supply the events in thenewspaper. supply the events in thenewspaper.

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES THE STUDENTS WILL DECIDE HOW THE THE STUDENTS WILL DECIDE HOW THE

HERITIAGE AFFECTED THE WARHERITIAGE AFFECTED THE WAR THE STUDENTS WILL WRITE A PAPER THE STUDENTS WILL WRITE A PAPER

EXPLAINING THE RATIONALE.EXPLAINING THE RATIONALE. THE STUDENTS WILL WORK IN GROUPS THE STUDENTS WILL WORK IN GROUPS

TO DECIDE WHAT THE BEST ANSWER ISTO DECIDE WHAT THE BEST ANSWER IS THE STUDENTS WILL BE LECTURED TO THE STUDENTS WILL BE LECTURED TO

ABOUT THIS TOPICABOUT THIS TOPIC

PEOPLE IN SOCIETYPEOPLE IN SOCIETY

THOMAS THOMAS “STONEWALL”JACKSON“STONEWALL”JACKSON Http://www.vmi.edu/~archmt/Http://www.vmi.edu/~archmt/

jackson.htmljackson.html• The website gives and excellent account The website gives and excellent account

of the life and times of “Stonewall” of the life and times of “Stonewall” Jackson. The site tells how he was a Jackson. The site tells how he was a teacher at VMI. During the war it tells of teacher at VMI. During the war it tells of his exploits of how he became one of the his exploits of how he became one of the most feared Generals of the Confederacy. most feared Generals of the Confederacy. The site has many original documents. The site has many original documents.

ABRAHAM LINCOLNABRAHAM LINCOLN Http://www.netins.net/showcase/Http://www.netins.net/showcase/

creative.lincoln.htmlcreative.lincoln.html• The website gives insight into Lincoln The website gives insight into Lincoln

and his writings. The site has many and his writings. The site has many of his speeches and diary entries. It of his speeches and diary entries. It has many of Lincoln’s thoughts about has many of Lincoln’s thoughts about why he did what he did. why he did what he did.

ROBERT E. LEEROBERT E. LEE Http://www.geocities.com/Http://www.geocities.com/

timessquare/bunker/1048timessquare/bunker/1048• The website gives great insight into The website gives great insight into

Robert E. Lee. The site tell about how Robert E. Lee. The site tell about how Lee was a great commander before Lee was a great commander before the war. It tells how he had a tough the war. It tells how he had a tough decision about which side to fight for. decision about which side to fight for. It goes into great detail the ins and It goes into great detail the ins and outs of his fighting. outs of his fighting.

WOMENOF THE WARWOMENOF THE WAR Http;//www.geocities.com/Http;//www.geocities.com/

heartland/4678/kate.htmlheartland/4678/kate.html• The website gives information about The website gives information about

how the women of the time help shape how the women of the time help shape the war. It goes beyond the average the war. It goes beyond the average idea of women just being nurses. It idea of women just being nurses. It goes into great deatail about how they goes into great deatail about how they influenced politicians. It tells how influenced politicians. It tells how women were spies for both sides. women were spies for both sides.

COLORED TROOPSCOLORED TROOPS Http://www.nara.gov/Http://www.nara.gov/

education.teaching.usct.home.htmleducation.teaching.usct.home.html• The website gives an excellent The website gives an excellent

account of how the former slaves account of how the former slaves came into their own right during the came into their own right during the American Civil war. The site gives an American Civil war. The site gives an account of how the soldiers slowly account of how the soldiers slowly proved themselves worthy on the proved themselves worthy on the battlefield. battlefield.

ACTITIVIESACTITIVIES THE STUDENT WILL PICK A THE STUDENT WILL PICK A

PERSON THAT INTERSEST THEM PERSON THAT INTERSEST THEM AND WRITE A PAPER ABOUT THEM.AND WRITE A PAPER ABOUT THEM.

THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE WHICH PERSON HAD THE MOST WHICH PERSON HAD THE MOST IMPACT ON THE WAR.IMPACT ON THE WAR.

RESOURCES AND RESOURCES AND DECISION MAKINGDECISION MAKING

BATTLE OF BATTLE OF ANTITIEM ANTITIEM Http://www.Http://www.npsnps..govgov/anti/anti

• A great website that would allow the A great website that would allow the student a virtual tour of Antitiem. student a virtual tour of Antitiem. The Website shows how each side The Website shows how each side fought the battle. It walks the fought the battle. It walks the student through all the decision student through all the decision making processes. making processes.

BATTLE OF GETTYSBURGBATTLE OF GETTYSBURG Http://www.janke.washcoll.edu/Http://www.janke.washcoll.edu/

civilwar.gettysbg.htmcivilwar.gettysbg.htm• An excellent website in showing the An excellent website in showing the

battle of Gettysburg. The decisions battle of Gettysburg. The decisions that went into the battle. Each day is that went into the battle. Each day is broken down so the student can see broken down so the student can see exactly what happened and why. The exactly what happened and why. The website gives a tour so the student website gives a tour so the student can see the battlefield. can see the battlefield.

BATTLE OF SHILOHBATTLE OF SHILOH Http:..www.trinex.net/Http:..www.trinex.net/

users.trooper/shiloh.htmusers.trooper/shiloh.htm• A excellent website in giving the A excellent website in giving the

students a feeling of the Battle of students a feeling of the Battle of Shiloh. Students will see how the battle Shiloh. Students will see how the battle came to be. The decisions during the came to be. The decisions during the battle. The outcome of the battle. The battle. The outcome of the battle. The long term effects of the battle. The long term effects of the battle. The students will also get a virtual tour. students will also get a virtual tour.

BATTLE OF VICKSBURGBATTLE OF VICKSBURG Http://www.members.tripod.com/Http://www.members.tripod.com/

trp180trp180• An excellent website in the battle of An excellent website in the battle of

Vicksburg. The website shows how Vicksburg. The website shows how the battle happened. The decisions the battle happened. The decisions made to cause such a battle. The made to cause such a battle. The impact of the battle on the war. The impact of the battle on the war. The results of the battle. The students will results of the battle. The students will be given a virtual tour of the battle.be given a virtual tour of the battle.

BLOCKADE OF THE BLOCKADE OF THE CONFEDERACYCONFEDERACY Http://www.ameritech.net/Http://www.ameritech.net/

users.maxdemon.blockade.htmusers.maxdemon.blockade.htm• An excellent site to show how the An excellent site to show how the

Union wanted to blockade the Union wanted to blockade the Confederacy. The students will see Confederacy. The students will see how each part of the country was how each part of the country was blockaded. The students will see how blockaded. The students will see how the Confederacy responded to the the Confederacy responded to the blockade. blockade.

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES THE STUDENT WILL MAKE A MAP THE STUDENT WILL MAKE A MAP

THAT SHOWS THE BATTLES OF THE THAT SHOWS THE BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WARCIVIL WAR

THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE WHICH BATTLE WAS THE TURNING WHICH BATTLE WAS THE TURNING POINT OF THE WARPOINT OF THE WAR

THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE WHICH ARMY HAD THE ADVANTAGEWHICH ARMY HAD THE ADVANTAGE

DEMOCRATIC PROCESS DEMOCRATIC PROCESS

EMANICPATION EMANICPATION PROCLAMATIONPROCLAMATION Http://www.beacon.regent.edu/Http://www.beacon.regent.edu/

acad/schgov/polinet/histdoc/acad/schgov/polinet/histdoc/emancipa.htmlemancipa.html• The website gives the students the The website gives the students the

Emanicpation Proclamation. The site Emanicpation Proclamation. The site tells which states and people that the tells which states and people that the act effected. The site debates whether act effected. The site debates whether the bill was worth all that it said. the bill was worth all that it said.

13 AMENDMENT13 AMENDMENT Http://www.restoreliberty.com/Http://www.restoreliberty.com/

13th.html13th.html• The website gives the amendment The website gives the amendment

and what it said. The site debates and what it said. The site debates whether the amendment is whether the amendment is Constitutional or not. The site Constitutional or not. The site engages the students as to whether engages the students as to whether such an amendment was necessary. such an amendment was necessary.

14TH AMENDMENT14TH AMENDMENT Http://www.fathermag.com/Http://www.fathermag.com/

us_constittution/14th amend/shtmlus_constittution/14th amend/shtml• The website gives the actual 14 The website gives the actual 14

amendment. It tells why it was amendment. It tells why it was necessary for the time. It goes into necessary for the time. It goes into detail how the amendment is used detail how the amendment is used today. This will help the students see today. This will help the students see the relevance of the amendment to the relevance of the amendment to their lives. their lives.

WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUSWRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS Http://www.law.indiana.edu/Http://www.law.indiana.edu/

ilj.v72/nov/renqueist.htmlilj.v72/nov/renqueist.html• The website goes into great detail The website goes into great detail

about whether Lincoln’s action in about whether Lincoln’s action in Maryland at the start of the war was Maryland at the start of the war was necessary and constitutional. The necessary and constitutional. The site helps the students decide if the site helps the students decide if the end justify the meansend justify the means

ELECTION OF 1864ELECTION OF 1864 Http://www.polisci.com/history/Http://www.polisci.com/history/

election.1864.htmlelection.1864.html• The website goes into detail the first The website goes into detail the first

election during a war. The site election during a war. The site showswhat states that Lincoln won. The showswhat states that Lincoln won. The site debates whether the election was site debates whether the election was fair since half of the country was in fair since half of the country was in rebellion. The site debates the victories rebellion. The site debates the victories on the battlefield as victories for Lincoln.on the battlefield as victories for Lincoln.

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE IF THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE IF

ALL THE ACTIONS OF THE UNION ALL THE ACTIONS OF THE UNION WERE CONSTITUTIONAL OR NOTWERE CONSTITUTIONAL OR NOT

THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE IF THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE IF THE RECONSTRUCTION THE RECONSTRUCTION ADMENDMENTS WERE ADMENDMENTS WERE CONSTITUTIOANL OR NOT.CONSTITUTIOANL OR NOT.

CITIZENS RIGHTS AND CITIZENS RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITESRESPONSIBILITES

UNDERGROUND RAILROADUNDERGROUND RAILROAD Http://www.jusd.k12.ca.us/sl/Http://www.jusd.k12.ca.us/sl/

underground_railroadunderground_railroad• The site talks about the average The site talks about the average

citizen and their impact on the citizen and their impact on the underground railroad. The site talks underground railroad. The site talks about the impact of the Railroad on about the impact of the Railroad on the civil war.the civil war.

HARRIET TUBMANHARRIET TUBMAN Http://angerlfire.com/tx2/Http://angerlfire.com/tx2/

undergroundrailroad/index.htmlundergroundrailroad/index.html• The website talks about how Harriet The website talks about how Harriet

Tubman went above what was Tubman went above what was expected of the average person expected of the average person during the time. It debates all the during the time. It debates all the people that she helped to freedom. It people that she helped to freedom. It debates how many people she saveddebates how many people she saved

ABOLITIONISTABOLITIONIST Http://www.us-civilwar.com/Http://www.us-civilwar.com/

abolitionist.htmabolitionist.htm• This website talks about how the This website talks about how the

average citizen in the nort h believed average citizen in the nort h believed that slavery was wrong. It shows that slavery was wrong. It shows newspapers that attack the instituion newspapers that attack the instituion of slavery. It talks about how the of slavery. It talks about how the average citizen helped moved the average citizen helped moved the country towards war.country towards war.

FUGITIVE SLAVE LAWFUGITIVE SLAVE LAW Http://worldbook.com/Http://worldbook.com/

fun.ajourney.html.bho42.htmlfun.ajourney.html.bho42.html• The website talks about how the The website talks about how the

average citizen in the north was average citizen in the north was appalled by the Fugitive Slave Law. It appalled by the Fugitive Slave Law. It talks about how the Law focused the talks about how the Law focused the abolitionist movement in the nort abolitionist movement in the nort towards the idea of destroying slaverytowards the idea of destroying slavery

DRAFT RIOTSDRAFT RIOTS Http://multied.com/civilwar/war/Http://multied.com/civilwar/war/

draft.htmldraft.html• The website talks about how not The website talks about how not

every person in the north was not every person in the north was not ready to fight the war. Thousands of ready to fight the war. Thousands of people did not want to fight a war. people did not want to fight a war. The website talks about how this part The website talks about how this part of history is usually ignoredof history is usually ignored

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES THE STUDENTS WILL DECIDE IF ALL THE STUDENTS WILL DECIDE IF ALL

CITIZENS OF THE COUNTRY DID CITIZENS OF THE COUNTRY DID WHAT THEY COULD.WHAT THEY COULD.

THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE IF THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE IF EVERY CITIZEN WANTED THE WAR .EVERY CITIZEN WANTED THE WAR .

THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE IF THE THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE IF THE WAR WAS NECESSARY IN WAR WAS NECESSARY IN EVERYONE’S MINDEVERYONE’S MIND

WORLD INTERACTIONWORLD INTERACTION

UNION FORGEIGN POLICYUNION FORGEIGN POLICY Http://www.2.h-net.msu.edu/diplo/Http://www.2.h-net.msu.edu/diplo/

repbid.htmrepbid.htm• The website talks about how the The website talks about how the

ideology of the Republican party ideology of the Republican party influenced the diplomatic actions of influenced the diplomatic actions of the union during the war. The site the union during the war. The site goes into great detail of the actions goes into great detail of the actions taken by the union to keep foreign taken by the union to keep foreign countries out of the war.countries out of the war.

IMPACT OF FOREIGN IMPACT OF FOREIGN POLICY ON THE UNITED POLICY ON THE UNITED STATESSTATES Http://www.library.uncwil.edu/Http://www.library.uncwil.edu/

exhibt/civilwarbib.htmlexhibt/civilwarbib.html• The website talks about how the The website talks about how the

actions taken by the union during the actions taken by the union during the Civil War had effected US foreign Civil War had effected US foreign policy ever since. The site is great for policy ever since. The site is great for students to see the impact of the war students to see the impact of the war on the future instead of just the war on the future instead of just the war itself. itself.

CONFEDERATE FOREIGN CONFEDERATE FOREIGN POLICYPOLICY Http://www2.lhric.org/henhud/fgl/Http://www2.lhric.org/henhud/fgl/

primary2.htmprimary2.htm• This website goes trough the foreign This website goes trough the foreign

policy ideas of the presidents from policy ideas of the presidents from Washington to Clinton. It also Washington to Clinton. It also includes the Confederate Foreign includes the Confederate Foreign policy beliefs. The site will be policy beliefs. The site will be excellent in showing what the excellent in showing what the Confederates wanted. Confederates wanted.

IMPACT OF CIVIL WAR ON IMPACT OF CIVIL WAR ON WORLDWORLD Http://www.xroads.virginia.edu/Http://www.xroads.virginia.edu/

~drbr/smith1.txt~drbr/smith1.txt• This website feature s the writings of This website feature s the writings of

such writers as Toxqueville and how such writers as Toxqueville and how they viewed the United States before they viewed the United States before the American Civil war. It has how the the American Civil war. It has how the world wondered how a country bent world wondered how a country bent on freedom could have so many on freedom could have so many people in captivitypeople in captivity

BRITISH VIEW OF THE BRITISH VIEW OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WARAMERICAN CIVIL WAR Http://www.winstonchurchill.org/Http://www.winstonchurchill.org/

p90mull.htmp90mull.htm• The website is about how Winston The website is about how Winston

Churchill viewed the war, sixty years Churchill viewed the war, sixty years after the war was over. It shows how after the war was over. It shows how the Civil War had a lasting effect not the Civil War had a lasting effect not only on the United States but on the only on the United States but on the worldworld

ACTIVITIESACTIVITIES THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE THE THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE THE

DIFFERENT POLICIES BY THE TWO DIFFERENT POLICIES BY THE TWO COUNTRIES.COUNTRIES.

THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE HOW THE STUDENTS WILL DEBATE HOW THE WORLD LOOKED IN THE THE WORLD LOOKED IN THE WORLD’S EYEWORLD’S EYE

THE STUDENTS WILL DECIDE THE THE STUDENTS WILL DECIDE THE POLICIES OF BOTH COUNTRIES.POLICIES OF BOTH COUNTRIES.