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Influence of Union and Confederate Resources in 1860 on the Civil War Lesson PlanInfluence of Union and Confederate Resources in 1860 on the Civil War Lesson Plan
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Influence of Union and Confederate Resources in 1860 on the Civil War

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Eighth graders compare/contrast population, railroad mileage, manufacturing plants, and industrial workers between the Union and Confederate States in 1860; students analyze effects of the resources of the Union and Confederate Forces on outcome of Civil War.

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the confederacy, the united states civil war, unions, graphing

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8th
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Social Studies & History
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