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Civil War Video

The Civil War

The Civil War in Photos

The Civil War

1. A House Divided
   1. Fort Sumter
   2. Strengths and Weaknesses: North vs. South
   3. First Blood and Its Aftermath
   4. Sacred Beliefs
   5. Bloody Antietam
   6. Of Generals and Soldiers
   7. Gettysburg: High Watermark of the Confederacy
   8. Northern Plans to End the War
   9. The Road to Appomattox

 

 

 

After watching the video on the American Civil War…respond below to the following prompt. Why was the American Civil War a “turning point” in American history? How many ways was it a “turning point” for change?

 

After watching the video on Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation (freeing of slaves) answer the prompts below. Why did Pres. Lincoln decide to wait until giving (reading) the Emancipation Proclamation? 

 

After watching the video on the diamond mines in West Africa respond on the blog below:

How could this be a form of modern day slavery?   

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