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Students investigate how Mobile, Alabama was significant to the Confederacy during the Civil War. They analyze maps, read primary source documents, write a research paper on Civil War military technology, and explore the Fort Morgan website.

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the united states civil war

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civil war, civil war military technology, fort morgan, social studies
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Grade
5th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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