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Other

Beyond Face Value: Depictions of Slavery in Confederate Currency

For Students 9th - 10th
This electronic exhibit focuses on the depictions of slaves in Confederate currency. Explore the virtual exhibit and think about the message, whether explicit (value) or implicit (images of slavery), that was communicated to the masses...
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University of North Carolina

North Carolina Collection: Brief History of n.c. Civil War Currency

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the history of North Carolina and Confederate money during the Civil War Period.
Primary
Federal Reserve Bank

American Currency Exhibit: Confederate Currency: Financing the Confederacy

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides general information on the Confederate notes issued to Southerners during the Civil War. Pictures of the notes and a historical context.
Handout
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: Civil War Money

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource gives a history of money through the Civil War. It includes information about what influenced types of money to be made, Confederate currency, and Union currency.
Primary
Other

Csa Currency: Csa Currency Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes all currency used by the Confederacy. Use the Table of Contents to find descriptions as well as history of the currency. On this page you can also access information about Confederate coins, flags, stamps, and bonds.
Website
Other

Confederate Treasury: Confederate States Currency 1861 1865 Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a commercial site, but it does offer good information about confederate money. To get to the information click PRODUCTS on the sidebar, when the new page opens click CONFEDERATE STATES CURRENCY 1861-1865 COLLECTION, then click on...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Money Tells a Story

For Students 3rd - 4th
A learning module that begins with "Money Tells a Story by Carol Baldwin, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher...
Primary
Other

Csa Currency: Csa Bond Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the different types of confederate bonds, their amounts, and shows examples.
Website
Other

Virtual Gettysburg: Interactive Battlefield Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this site is advertising a complete CD-ROM package of Virtual Gettysburg, the accompanying free information is beneficial. There are free panoramas, pictures of monuments, and online exhibits of Confederate currency and "Lincoln...
Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: The Southern Homefront

For Students 5th - 8th
Life in the Confederacy during the Civil War was one of shortages. Read about the shortages of food, and the unstable currency which resulted in rampant inflation. Women's roles expanded in many fields. See what occurred when the draft...
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Curated OER

[Csa 1864 $500 Note]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes all currency used by the Confederacy. Use the Table of Contents to find descriptions as well as history of the currency. On this page you can also access information about Confederate coins, flags, stamps, and bonds.
Graphic
Curated OER

Virtual Gettysburg: Battlefield Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this site is advertising a complete CD-ROM package of Virtual Gettysburg, the accompanying free information is beneficial. There are free panoramas, pictures of monuments, and online exhibits of Confederate currency and "Lincoln...
Graphic
Curated OER

Virtual Gettysburg: Battlefield Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this site is advertising a complete CD-ROM package of Virtual Gettysburg, the accompanying free information is beneficial. There are free panoramas, pictures of monuments, and online exhibits of Confederate currency and "Lincoln...
Graphic
Curated OER

[Csa 1863 $100 Bond]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the different types of confederate bonds, their amounts, and shows examples.
Website
Other

Museum of Florida History: Florida in the Civil War

For Students 9th - 10th
A great site which covers a multitude of topics concerning Florida's role in the Confederacy in the Civil War. Some interesting topics are the everyday life of women, Union operations in Florida, and the coastal defenses.