Brother VS. Brother The Civil War: A Nation Divided
Unit Objectives: The students will identify the characteristics of the North and South that added to sectional differences. The students will describe the major compromises over slavery in order to try and prevent war. The students will chart the changes in slavery expansion leading up to the Civil War The students will examine the more complex terms of Abolitionist, Underground Railroad, Fugitive Slave Act and Popular Sovereignty The students will identify important events during KS territorial period and how that helped lead to the Civil War. The students will identify the difficulties in KS during the territorial period The students will recognize the acts of John Brown and how he became a “Martyr for Freedom” The students will compare and contrast the views of John Brown’s actions from different points of view. The students will describe the causes of the Civil War The students will identify the wartime resources of both the Union and the Confederacy The students will compare the resources and recognize which side had an early advantage. The students will identify the major battles of the Civil war and explain their significance. The students will recognize the turning point in the Civil War. The students will identify the terms and conditions at the end of the Civil War The students will predict problems that will face the nation due to the end of the Civil War.
Unit Activities: Nystrom Activities Timeline Prediction Activity John Brown: Perspectives Causes of the Civil War Hard Tack! Battles Chart
Incomplete Outlines: North and South Slavery and Compromises Bleeding Kansas The Violence Erupts Let the War Begin A Soldiers Life in the Civil War The Long Road Ahead Coming to a Close
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