Lesson Plan Women and the Civil War 9, 10, 11, 12 Introduction The growth of manufacturing in the decades prior to the Civil War transformed the country. The nation experienced the appearance of cities, manufacturing, and a commitment to wage labor at the same time as the expansion...
Collection Landing Page The Civil War, 1861-1865 The Civil War, 1861-1865 Letters and documents recount the secession crisis and the American Civil War through general orders, orderly books, recruitment broadsides, maps, photographs, newspapers, and the journals, official dispatches...
Program/Event Civil War Essay Contest Winners 2013 High School Division Click on the title to view a pdf of a winning essay. First Prize Clarissa Aaron , Kelso High School, Kelso, Washington "Uncle Tom’s Failure" Second Prize Farukh Saidmuratov , New Dorp High School, Staten Island,...
Video War between Neighbors: The Coming of the Civil War Government and Civics 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Edward L. Ayers is Dean of the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia where he is also the Hugh P. Kelly Professor of History. Here he looks at the Civil War’s impact on the lives of people in...
Program/Event Civil War Essay Contest Winners 2011 High School Division First Prize Martin C. Carlino , Patchogue-Medford High School, Medford, NY " President Lincoln ’ s Influence over the Northern Press " Second Prize Martina Harris , American History High School, Newark, NJ "...
Basic Page The American Civil War (Teacher Symposium) The American Civil War SOLD OUT This course examines the era of the American Civil War, with emphasis on its origins, scope, and consequences. Lead Scholar : Gary Gallagher, University of Virginia Master Teacher : Gena Oppenheim Image Source: Civil...
Collection Landing Page Post-Civil War America, 1865-1900 Post-Civil War America, 1865-1900 A variety of materials demonstrates the rise and fall of civil rights for African Americans during the latter half of the nineteenth century, including constitutional amendments, sharecropper...
Program/Event Civil War Essay Contest Winners 2015 High School Division Click on the title to view a pdf of a winning essay. First Prize Anjelica Matcho, Bridgewater Raritan High School, Bridgewater, New Jersey "Dethroning King Cotton: The Failed Diplomacy of the Confederacy" Second...
Program/Event Civil War Essay Contest Winners 2016 High School Division Click on the title to view a pdf of a winning essay. First Prize Catherine Cai, Garnet Valley High School, Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania "‘Army Disease ’ and America’s Changing Attitudes toward Drug Addiction"...
Program/Event Civil War Essay Contest Winners 2019 High School Division Click on the title to read a winning essay. First Prize Caitlin Davidson , Carroll Senior High School, Southlake, TX “The American Colonization Society and Underlying Abolitionist Racism” Second Prize Baird...