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The Civil War Unit posted here has selected lesson plans that were developed from the following unit outline. The rest of the lessons have not been developed, and you may want to develop them yourselves or just use the lessons that are included here.

Civil War Unit Outline

1. Causes of the Civil War
1. Slavery (permitted in new Western territories?)
2. Cotton Sales and Taxes
3. Loyalty to the states (secession)
2. Slavery
1. Reasons for slavery
2. Underground Railroad
   1. Harriet Tubman
      1. Songs describing her
   2. The path of the Underground Railroad
      1. People helped them to escape
      2. Songs were used to give directions
3. The Union
1. Territory
2. Leaders
3. Songs
4. The Confederacy
1. Territory
2. Leaders
3. Songs
5. The Civil War
1. A.Major Battles
2. B.Major Players
6. Effects of the Civil War
1. A.Reconstruction
2. B.Segregation

• Here's an Outline of the Unit
  
• The first lesson is on Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
  
• Another lesson on the Underground Railroad
  
• This lesson is on Patriotic Songs
  
• Lesson D is on Songs of the North...
  
• ...and Lesson E is on Songs of the South
  
• Here's the Unit Test
  
• Here's the Unit Test Answer Key
  
• Appendix B - On An Underground Railroad, Follow The Drinking Gourd songs
  
• Appendix C - Star Spangled Banner, Battle Cry of Freedom songs
  
• Appendix D - Always Stand on the Union Side, Union Dixie songs
  
• Appendix E - The Bonnie Blue Flag, Dixie's Land songs
  
• Link to Educator's Guide for "Follow The Drinking Gourd" on another website

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