Was it the War against Northern Aggression or the War to Unify the Union? Scholars investigate the key battles and strategies of the American Civil War to determine just why the North was victorious in the end.

Concepts

battles of the civil war, civil war, the united states civil war

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Split the class into two groups and debate which side had the advantage in the Civil War
• Challenge students to come up with an alternate ending to the Civil War by changing key moments in a battle's outcome

Classroom Considerations

• Duration of the unit is over four days; plan pacing accordingly
•  The third installment of an eight-part series
  

Pros

• Resource contains printable worksheets for classroom use
• Includes detailed descriptions of each major battle of the Civil War
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.3