8.10 Students analyze the multiple causes, key events, and complex consequences of
the Civil War.
- 2. Trace the boundaries constituting the North and the South, the geographical differences between the two regions, and the differences between agrarians and industrialists.
Americans fighting against Americans. A civil war between father and son, brother and brother. Could the differences in geography and economy be enough for you to raise arms against your brother?
Introduction:
The Civil War is the central event in America's historical consciousness. While the Revolutionary War of 1776 - 1783 created the United States, the Civil War of 1861 - 1865 determined what kind of nation it would be. The war resolved two fundamental questions left unresolved by the revolution: whether the United States was to be a dissolvable confederation of sovereign states or an indivisible nation with a sovereign national government; and whether this nation, born of a declaration that all men were created with an equal right to liberty, would continue to exist as a large slaveholding country in the world.
Task:
After researching the boundary lines, geography and economical differences in between the North and the South, you will create a Prezi to demonstrate understanding of these differences. This presentation will be your final assessment for this lesson.
Lesson - Process and Resources:
- Boundary Lines divide. Examine the boundary lines that divided the North and the South. Create a Google Doc noting a few states in the North and a few states in the South that you would be interested in learning more about. Use these states for step two - Maps.
- Maps help make sense of out world. Use Zoom Into Maps to examine panoramic views of different states in the North and the South. Click on panoramic maps on the left side on the page. Note the geographical differences between the two on your Google Doc. You will use this information in your final presentation.
- Pictures are worth thousands of words, right?! Examine the following photos. Take note of the differences you see between the North and the South in regards to the people, land, structures, and technology. Add this information to your Google Doc.
South:
4. Investigate! Use the links below to familiarize yourself with the differences between agrarianism and industrialism. Add this information to you Google Doc. You will use this information in your final presentation to show understanding of these differences.
Agrarianism during the Civil War (focus on the first two paragraphs)
Industrialism during the Civil War
North and South: Different Cultures, Same Country (read this...great comparison!!)
5. Create! Use the information you have acquired to synthesize the differences between the North and South. Create a Prezi to demonstrate your understanding of these differences. Your professional presentation must be a minimum of 10 slides (including title and reference slides) and address the following key topics:
- Boundary Lines
- Geographical Differences
- Agrarianism
- Industrialism
Rubric:
Use the following rubric for your final presentation.
Now that you have discovered and understand the differences between the North and the South (geographical and economical), have a discussion with an older siblings, your parents, grandparents and/or neighbors about the these underlaying causes that were a path on the road to the Civil War. Teach a younger sibling about the differences in the North and the South using your Prezi.
Extension:
Ask your loved ones if your family has anyone who fought in the Civil War. Find out more about their story.
Discover more about the war and those who fought by reading real stories of soldiers:
Soldier's Stories
Heros in Blue
Soldiers in the Civil War
Interested in learning about more causes to the Civil War? Watch this video that raps about the causes of the Civil War:
