Saturday, April 16, 2011

Civil War from NEH

I just received this from the NEH for their Civil War items to help you in the classroom.

  • Kansas Nebraska ActAn interactive political and demographic map of the U.S. in 1854 that allows users to see the economic, demographic, and political makeup of regions and states at the time. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854: Popular sovereignty allowed the settlers of a federal territory to decide the slavery question without interference from Congress.
    http://edsitement.neh.gov/student-resource/kansas-nebraska-act-interactive-map
  • Abraham Lincoln on the American UnionExplore this interactive timeline of Lincoln’s most famous speeches, and a little-known fragment on the Constitution and union’ to learn about the significance of Union to the future of American government.http://edsitement.neh.gov/student-resource/lincoln-american-union-word-fitly-spoken
    Accompanies the EDSITEment curriculum unit Abraham Lincoln on the American Union
  • On the Eve of the Civil WarA student interactive that uses a series of animated maps to summarize all the factors and statistics on the United States on the eve of the American Civil War. Click on the various tabs across the bottom of the interactive to bring up the different statistical maps.
  • Meet the CommandersA comprehensive animated map showing the locations and travel routes of the major Civil War military campaigns. Accompanies the EDSITEment curriculum unit: The American Civil War: A “Terrible Swift Sword”.
  • Battles of the Civil War Campaign Map A comprehensive animated map showing the locations and travel routes of the major Civil War military campaigns. Accompanies EDSITEment curriculum unit: The American Civil War: A “Terrible Swift Sword”.
Accompanies the curriculum unit The American Civil War

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