American Civil War
Students will learn about the American Civil War and its socioeconomical impact.
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1The Mutiny of the South
The South had large crops that required the use of slaves to harvest the cotton and tobacoo. The north had vast industries. This link will explain you the reasons of why the South decided to break away from the Union as the North threatened their way of life. You will have to read the information in this website in order to find the facts so you can incorporate them into your website.
http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=23382
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2The First Battle of the Civil War: Philippi
This website narrates the first battle of the Civil War between the North and the South. Even though it is Fort Sumter the offcial first battle of the war, Philippi was they very first violent encounter between both sides resulting in fatalities from both the North and the South. Find the main differences between both battles and decribe them in your website.
http://www.historynet.com/the-first-battle-of-the-civil-war.htm
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3Major battles of the Civil War
The link provides a chronological description of each battle during the Civil War. Find a battle and explain what you would have done to turn the outcome in the favor of the looser.
http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-battles
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4Diaries of Soldiers from both sides of the war
This link relives the accounts from soldiers that fought during the war. Battles, loniness, hungriness, coldness and the horror of war. In your website, create a 3 fictional paragraph story about how you would feel if you actually were a foot soldier during the war.
http://www.ioweb.com/civilwar/
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5Interesting facts about the battle of Gettysburg
In three days more than 40,000 soldiers gave their lives for their beliefs. This was the decisive battle that Lincoln needed to turn the wind in his favor but at a high cost. What would you have done different to win the war if you were General Lee.
http://www.gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/Gettysburg_Facts/Gettysburg_Facts.php
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6original photos of the Civil War
A pictures is worth a million words. This link shows original photos during the war.
http://www.mikelynaugh.com/VirtualCivilWar/New/Originals2/
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7commemorating the 150th aniversary of the civil war
A great interactive website that explains the main battles of the war, who fought it, how they died, what weapons were used and more interesting facts about the American Civil War. Write an opinion essay about your project.
http://www.history.com/interactives/civil-war-150#/home