Group project over the Civil War

Starting Thursday, we will be working on the Civil War project:

Here are the topics for the projects. Your team will have picked a topic by Thursday, so refer back to what your team wrote down for your team’s topic

Topics:

Daily lives of soldiers in the Civil War
Significant battles of the Civil War(Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Chancellorsville)
Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
African soldiers and the Civil War
Medicine in the Civil War
Life of Ulysses S. Grant
Life of Robert E. Lee
Food in the Civil War
The Emancipation Proclamation
Sherman’s March to the Sea

Your project will be presented using Google slides, with words, pictures, and even music if you can master google slides!
Each group will have check in points, and each group will hold each other accountable. If any member if found to not be doing their part by the end of day 2, that person will be given a new project to complete by themselves.

Choose your topic
Start doing research(writing facts down) DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA
Transfer your facts/information to google slides
Find pictures to add interest to your research

Day 1: Choose your topic and start researching
Day 2. Have 5 facts by the end of the class
Day 3. Have 15 facts by the end of class
Day 4. Have 20 facts by the end of class
Day 5. Start transferring your facts to google slides
Day 6. Finish transferring your facts to google slides
Day 7. Proofread slides for spelling and punctuation errors
Day 8. Present slide shows

The Election of Abrahm Lincoln and the Civil War

Abraham Lincoln ran as a Republican against several opponents, namely Stephen A Douglas and John C Breckinridge.
here’s a video about Abraham Lincoln’s life:

The Northern states were: Maine,
New York,
New Hampshire,
Vermont,
Massachusetts,
Connecticut,
Rhode Island,
Pennsylvania,
New Jersey,
Ohio,
Indiana,
Illinois,
Kansas,
Michigan,
Wisconsin,
Minnesota,
Iowa,
California,
Nevada,
and Oregon
Abraham Lincoln was President of the United States.

The Southern states were:
South Carolina,
Mississippi,
Florida,
Alabama,
Georgia,
Louisiana,
and Texas.
These states formed a government with Jefferson Davis as President.

Wednesday work

First, list 3 things that you already know about the Civil War.
Next, list 3 things that you want to know about the Civil War.

Then, watch this video and take notes:

Now, write 5 things that you learned in the video.

Write this on paper, and turn in.

Tuesday Quiz

Take this quiz and write your answers on a sheet of paper:

Civil War Leaders Multiple Choice Quiz

1. Who was known as “Moses” and helped guide enslaved people to freedom through the Underground Railroad?
a) John Brown
b) Harriet Tubman
c) Frederick Douglass
d) Abraham Lincoln

2. Which leader was the President of the Confederate States during the Civil War?
a) Robert E. Lee
b) Jefferson Davis
c) Ulysses S. Grant
d) Abraham Lincoln

3. Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
a) Jefferson Davis
b) Frederick Douglass
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) Ulysses S. Grant

4. Which person was a famous abolitionist who led a raid on Harper’s Ferry in 1859?
a) John Brown
b) Robert E. Lee
c) Ulysses S. Grant
d) Frederick Douglass

5. Who was the commanding general of the Confederate Army?
a) Ulysses S. Grant
b) Jefferson Davis
c) Robert E. Lee
d) John Brown

6. Which person was a former enslaved person who became a famous writer and abolitionist?
a) Harriet Tubman
b) Frederick Douglass
c) Jefferson Davis
d) Abraham Lincoln

7. Who was the commanding general of the Union Army who later became President?
a) Robert E. Lee
b) Ulysses S. Grant
c) John Brown
d) Jefferson Davis

8. How many people did Harriet Tubman help escape through the Underground Railroad?
a) Around 70
b) Around 300
c) Around 500
d) Around 1,000

9. Which leader issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
a) Jefferson Davis
b) Frederick Douglass
c) Abraham Lincoln
d) Robert E. Lee

10 Who published a newspaper called “The North Star” to fight against slavery?
a) Frederick Douglass
b) John Brown
c) Ulysses S. Grant
d) Harriet Tubman

Terms for the week of 3/3-3/7

John Brown-an abolitionist who believed that slavery must be ended by any means. He and his sons organized slaves to revolt at Harper’s Ferry in Virginia in 1859, but the slaves backed out at the last minute, and Mr. Brown’s sons were killed, and John Brown was tried and executed by Virginia.
There were 100,000 weapons stored at the arsenal at Harper’s ferry by 1859.
Harriet Tubman-a slave who escaped in 1849, and used the Underground Railroad to help about 70 family and friends to escape slavery from Maryland to freedom in the North.
Abraham Lincoln-16th President of the US. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation that freed all the slaves in the South in 1863.
As soon as Lincoln was elected South Carolina seceded in December 1860 from the Union, and Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas followed soon after in January 1861.
Jefferson Davis-President of the Confederacy from 1861-1865.
Robert E. Lee-Overall Commander of the Confederate Forces from 1861-1865.
Ulysses S. Grant-Overall Commander of the Union Forces from 1864-1865. Later 18th President.
Frederick Douglas-former slave who ended up being an advisor to President Lincoln on abolition issues. Gifted speaker and writer on anti-slavery issues.

Group Project-The life of a slave

Life During Slavery: A Historical Research Project
Project Overview
This 4-day group project will allow students to explore and understand the daily life experiences of enslaved people in American history. Working in pairs, students will research and create a presentation that respectfully and sensitively examines this important historical topic.

Day 1-2 Activities
Partners will use approved websites to research:(At least 3 facts for each number)
1. Daily routines and living conditions
2. Family life and community
3. Work responsibilities
4. Methods of resistance and maintaining hope
5. Cultural traditions preserved

Day 3-4 Activities
Partners will create a presentation using one of these formats:
Journal entries from an enslaved person’s perspective
Informative poster
Digital slideshow-Google slides
Present findings to class (5 minutes per group)

Project Guidelines
Focus on historical facts and real experiences
Use respectful, appropriate language
Include at least 3 specific examples from your research
Cite all sources used
Both partners must participate equally

Assessment Criteria
Historical accuracy
Depth of research
Quality of presentation
Partnership cooperation
Respectful treatment of sensitive topic

Approved websites for research:
General websites about slavery:

1. https://www.ducksters.com/history/colonial_america/slavery.php

2. https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/slavery/353782

3. https://kids.kiddle.co/Slavery
4. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/the-underground-railroad

5. https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/teacher-resources/historical-context-facts-about-slave-trade-and-slavery
5a. https://hudsonvalley.org/k-12-programs-resources/classroom-resources/teaching-about-slavery/

Daily routines and life for slaves:
6. https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/a-day-in-the-life-of-an-enslaved-field-worker
7. https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/life-enslaved-person
7Ahttps://www.evergreenplantation.org/roles-on-the-plantation
7Bhttps://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/freedom/1609-1865/essays/slavelabor.htm

Family life for slaves:
8. https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=2&psid=3042
9. https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/freedom/1609-1865/essays/aafamilies.htm
10. https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/slavery/experience/family/history.html

Methods of resistance and maintaining hope:
11. https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/slave-resistance
12. https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/resisting-slavery.htm
13. https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=2&psid=3045

Slave cultural traditions:
14. https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtid=2&psid=3043
15. https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/slavery/community-and-tradition
17. https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/slavery-colonial-america
18. https://slaveryandremembrance.org/articles/article/?id=A0057