Article
Henry J. Sage

Sage American History: Civil War Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Article introducing the Civil War. The author provides background information on the debates between the North and South eventually leading to war.
Lesson Plan
Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Read Like a Historian: Civil War Reconstruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In the Civil War and Reconstruction unit, students engage in contentious historiographic debates about the period: Was Lincoln a racist? Was Reconstruction a success or failure? Was John Brown a...