ClassFlow
Class Flow: Gettysburg Address
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students analyze historical speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King to find rhetorical devices and features that make these speeches memorable.
A&E Television
History.com: 7 Critical Civil War Battles
These battles were among the most pivotal in America's bloodiest conflict: First Bull Run, Fort Donelson, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and Atlanta.
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Military History Online: The Wheatfield
This article analyzes the battle fought in The Wheatfield, a small rocky slope on the southern half of the Gettysburg battlefield.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Pennsylvania
Can you name the "two major cities" that dominate the state of Pennsylvania? At this site from the Library of Congress you can learn about how William Penn named this state and find answers to many other questions, as this site takes a...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: 1963 March on Washington and Its Impact (Lesson Plan)
A lesson plan that examines the events and conditions that led to the 1963 March on Washington and the impact of the march on civil rights in the United States. Young scholars learn about the concept of "separate but equal" and the...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Rhetorical Devices and Historically Significant Speeches
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gives students the opportunity to analyze Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King, Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech and identify the rhetorical devices that make them...
Curated OER
Virtual Gettysburg: Battlefield Tour
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...
Curated OER
Virtual Gettysburg: Battlefield Tour
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...
Curated OER
Map of Gettysburg
This website provides an interactive/panoramic map of the battlefield at Gettysburg, complete with general descriptions of each site.
Curated OER
Gettysburg Battle Map
A short biography of Dan Sickles, a Union solider in the American Civil War. Includes an audio interview of a Dan Sickles biographer and links to other resources.
Henry J. Sage
Sage American History: The Civil War in 1863: The Decisive Year
A detailed account of the turning point in the Civil War in 1863 after the victories of three significant battles including Gettysburg, Vicksburg and Chattanooga. Links to further reading on Gettysburg and Vicksburg.
Library of Congress
Loc: Abraham Lincoln Primary Source Set
The Library of Congress presents Abraham Lincoln's Primary Source Set. Provides numerous examples of primary documents such as handwritten letters to Mary Todd Lincoln, drafts of speeches, and auditory examples of Lincoln's speech at...
Library of Congress
Loc: With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition
Through a vast collection of articles, photographs, etc. the Library of Congress is offering an exhaustive exhibition in honor of the bicentennial celebration of President Abraham Lincoln.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Library: Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War
This collection of photographs from the Civil War is divided into seven different themes. Along with each picture, there is a lengthy description, the name of the photographer, and the date taken.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: u.s. History Module: Did Lincoln Really Want to Free Slaves? [Pdf]
A comprehensive learning module on Abraham Lincoln that includes three supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and primary source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Students examine the evolution of...
US National Archives
Our Documents: A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service
Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...
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University of Delaware: Abraham Lincoln: A Bicentennial Celebration
Commemorating Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, this exhibition provides several documents and photographs remembering the President's life. Resources cover his political career, slavery, the civil war and his assassination.
Other
Pennsylvania Heritage Society: Pennsylvania Civil War 150
The sidebar of this site reads "Understand the War Through People Then and Now." That is the mission of the site, and when you click on each word or phrase, you open up a world of information about the Civil War. Compiled resources help...
Library of Congress
Loc: Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library
Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library serves as a gateway to two other American Memory Collections on Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress and the Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana. Also included within...
OpenStax
Open Stax: 1863: The Changing Nature of the War
Students will learn about the term "total war" and be able to provide examples. They will also be able to describe mobilization efforts in the North and the South and explain why 1863 was a pivotal year in the war.
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Freedom: A History of Us: A War to End Slavery Webisode 6
A wonderful, interactive site covering many aspects of the Civil War. See photographs, primary sources, and find interesting tidbits about the war. Included are links to lesson plans, teacher guides, resources, activities, and tools.
University of North Carolina
Documenting the Amer. South: Kate Chopin: Bayou Folk
The Documenting the American South project has made this full text version of Kate Chopin's novel available online. The page includes a link to a biography of Chopin, html files of the work, as well as title page and cover images.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Revision Strategies: Parallelism
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] Parallelism in writing requires aligning words, phrases, clauses, and sentences in similar grammatical structures. This lesson will provide you with strategies to help you...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Looking for Lincoln: Looking for Lincoln Through His Words
In this lesson, students explore how Abraham Lincoln used the power of words in speeches, letters and other documents. Students will use the PBS film Looking for Lincoln, the Gettysburg address, and Lincoln's letters as sources.
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