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Civil War

Directions:  Pretend that you are alive during the Civil War.  You will choose one of the following scenarios and research to find out how you would survive or what would be important to you during the Civil War.  There are vocabulary and people listed under each one that you must include in your presentation.  Once you have done your research, you will present to the class on what you learned about your specific scenario.  You can create a Google Slide or Google Drawing with your information to share with the class.  While each group is presenting, you will take notes in your journal about some of the important aspects of the Civil War.  After each group has presented to the class, you will take the quiz about the Civil War.
BrainPOP- Civil War Causes
BrainPOP- Civil War

Confederate or Union Soldier

You are a confederate or Union soldier fighting for the south or north.  Tell what you are fighting for and why you want the south to win the war.  Tell who is your leader and where you are going to fight.  Make sure to include the vocabulary terms and people that are listed below in your presentation.
Vocabulary Terms and People:
Robert E Lee                          secede
bayonet                                  blockade
casualty                                  confederacy
flank                                        Mason-Dixon Line
Militia                                      plantation
​South                                      rebel
​Emancipation Proclomation   Abraham Lincoln
​Ulysses S Grant

Glossary and Terms
The Civil War
Causes of the Civil War
Civil War Timeline
The Confederation Secedes
BrainPOP- Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated

State Map during the Civil War

Picture
Click here to make a copy of the map in Google Drawing and Label your own Map

Underground Railroad

You are a slave who is trying to escape to freedom.  Tell how you would escape, where you are headed, how you will get there, and who would help you get there.  Below are terms and people that need to be included in your presentation.  Use the links and videos to learn more about the Underground Railroad before starting your presentation.
Vocabulary Terms and People:
conductors                                stations
stockholders                              Harriet Tubman
Quakers                                     Abolitionists
Fugitive Slave Act                     passengers
BrainPOP- Underground Railroad
Ducksters- Underground Railroad
American Historama- Underground Railroad
History for Kids- Underground Railroad
SS for Kids- Underground Railroad
Extension Activity:  Scholastic Underground Railroad

Texas and the Civil War

You are a slave owning citizen living in Texas during the Civil War.  Tell how the war is affecting your life.  Are you able to get the supplies you need and ship the products that you are creating.  Are you able to continue using your slaves to run your plantation?  Use the links below to learn more about what it was like living in Texas during the civil war.  Make sure to include the terms and people in your presentation.
Vocabulary Terms and People:​​
Plantation                                 secede
abolitionist                                cavalry
tariff                                          blockade
nullify                                        Sam Houston
​reconstruction                          Juneteenth
​Emancipation Proclomation

Plantations and Slavery

You are a slave working on a plantation.  Tell what your usual day is like.  When do you get up, what work do you do, do you get paid, do you have time for playing games?  Use the links below to learn more about what it was like to be a slave before creating your presentation. Make sure to include the terms and people in your presentation.
Vocabulary Terms and People:
plantation                                 cash crops
sharecropper                           shortage
​Juneteenth                              freedom
​slavery

Use your social studies Textbook pages 239-243
Glossary and Terms
History Channel- Slavery in America
Ducksters- Slavery
BrainPOP- Slavery
Civil War Trust- Slavery
Use your social studies Textbook pages 244-248
Juneteenth Celebration
History of Juneteenth
Glossary and Terms
Texas Battles- Civil War
Texas in the Civil War Publication
When everyone in your class has presented their project and you have taken notes in your journal about the Civil War, Take this quiz.  Ask your teacher if you can use your notes on the quiz.
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