American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust: Civil War Lesson Plans: High School
Several lesson plans for high school aged students that are standards-based to help them learn about the Civil War.
Tom Richey
Tom Richey: The Civil War 1861 1865
An extensive collection of slides enhance study of the Civil War in North America. Find illustrated details of the key parts of the war: secession, limited war, turning point, and total war. Consider the probing essay questions also...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Susan B. Anthony
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906 CE), the reformer and political writer who, with the help of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, founded the National Woman Suffrage Association.
Sam Houston State University
Shsu: Great Events: Nikolai Turgenieff on the Emacipation of Russian Serfs
This site provides an account by the great Russian writer Turgenev of the emancipation of the serfs. It presents the opposition the proposal met on both sides and discusses some of the consequences of the decision.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Yo! The Slaves Have Gotta Go!
In this lesson plan, students will explore the events leading up to the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. Students will work collaboratively to research and report their findings.
Library of Congress
Loc: Sheet Music About Civil War
This resource provides more than 200 sheet music compositions that represent Lincoln, the Civil War and the times. Compiled by the greatest private collector of Lincoln material, Alfred Whital Stern.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Civil War for Kids: Emancipation Proclamation
A site discussing the Emancipation Proclamation when Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves during the Civil War.