The Civil War
TOPICS
Famous abolitionists – Frederick Douglass, John Brown’s Raid, etc.
Famous Civil War generals
Sectionalism
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Underground Railroad & Harriet Tubman
The Union
The Confederate States
President Lincoln - The Assassination of President Lincoln, The Issue of Slavery, Election
Battles - Shiloh, Gettysburg, Bull Run, Antietam, etc.
The Emancipation Proclamation
Reconstruction
Famous abolitionists – Frederick Douglass, John Brown’s Raid, etc.
Famous Civil War generals
Sectionalism
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Underground Railroad & Harriet Tubman
The Union
The Confederate States
President Lincoln - The Assassination of President Lincoln, The Issue of Slavery, Election
Battles - Shiloh, Gettysburg, Bull Run, Antietam, etc.
The Emancipation Proclamation
Reconstruction
RESEARCH
American National Biography - Biographies
Encyclopedia Brittanica - Encyclopedia
World Book Encyclopedia - Encyclopedia
CIA World Factbook - Facts from the CIA
History & Biography - Loads of websites
LAUSD Digital Library - Click on the subscription sites or free sites to find a ton of information!
PBS: The Underground Railroad
National Parks Service: Aboard the Underground Railroad
Maryland Public Television: Pathways to Freedom—Maryland & the Underground Railroad
National Geographic - Underground Railroad -
Underground Railroad Interactive Story -
Also, don't forget
- to search the library catalog for a non-fiction book (leave it on the cart when you're done!)
- your history book
American National Biography - Biographies
Encyclopedia Brittanica - Encyclopedia
World Book Encyclopedia - Encyclopedia
CIA World Factbook - Facts from the CIA
History & Biography - Loads of websites
LAUSD Digital Library - Click on the subscription sites or free sites to find a ton of information!
PBS: The Underground Railroad
National Parks Service: Aboard the Underground Railroad
Maryland Public Television: Pathways to Freedom—Maryland & the Underground Railroad
National Geographic - Underground Railroad -
Underground Railroad Interactive Story -
Also, don't forget
- to search the library catalog for a non-fiction book (leave it on the cart when you're done!)
- your history book