1. The American Civil War

2. The North and South Grow Apart Insert pictures

3. Different Ways of Life Describe the different ways of life between the north and south and their different views on slavery.

4. Resisting Slavery Insert Pictures.

5. Slaves Resist Give a description of slavery and tell how slaves resisted slavery. Insert Pictures.

6. Slave Rebellions Describe the slave rebellions. Tell what the slaves did to rebel.

7. The Under Ground Railroad Describe the underground Railroad. List people who were involved and tell what they did.

8. The struggle over Slavery Insert Pictures.

9. The Disagreement Describe the struggle over slavery between the north and the south. List the different opinions. Insert pictures.

10. The Missouri Compromise Describe the Missouri Compromise. Insert pictures. (Maps are a good idea.)

11. The Compromise of 1850 Describe the Compromise of 1850.

12. “Bleeding Kansas” Describe “Bleeding Kansas” and the Kansas Nebraska Act.

13. The Dred Scott Case Describe the Dred Scott Case.

14. The Raid Describe the raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

15. A New Party Is Born Describe the New Political Party.

16. The First Shots Are Fired Insert picture of the Battle at Fort Sumter

17. The South Secede Tell when and why the south seceded from the Union. (List as much as possible.)

18. The Major Differences Describe the differences between the Union and the Confederacy. Insert pictures.

19. Border States List and describe the Border States. Insert map.

20. War Begins Describe the first shots and the beginning of the war at the Battle of Fort Sumter. Insert Picture.

21. Early Stages of the War Insert pictures.

22. War, Good or Bad? Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the war.

23. Early Battles Name and describe the early battles of the war.

24. Generals Name and describe the Generals on both sides of the war. Insert Pictures.

25. Technology to the Rescue. Name and describe the major technology advances of the war and describe how they helped the soldiers. Insert pictures.

26. Life During the War Insert Pictures

27. A Soldier’s Life Describe the life of soldiers on both sides of the war. Insert Pictures.

28. African Americans and War. Describe the African American’s role in the war. Insert Pictures

29. Women and the War Describe the role of women in the war. Insert pictures.

30. Emancipation Proclamation Describe the Emancipation Proclamation (Tell when it was issued and describe its purpose.)

31. How the North Won Insert Pictures

32. Gettysburg Describe the Battle of Gettysburg and the purpose of the Gettysburg Address. Insert pictures.

33. The End of the War Name and describe the last battle of the war and tell how when and where the war ended.

34. The End of Slavery Describe the assassination on Lincoln. Who became the new president?

35. Thirteenth Amendment Describe the Thirteenth Amendment.

36. Reconstruction Describe the Reconstruction Period.