US Civil War Causes - Process
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Instructions
Important note: For this Causes of the Civil War Webquest, you are to use the work packet provided. All responses, notes, etc. will go into this packet unless otherwise noted. After you have completed your responses you will be completing writing assignment on The Causes of the US Civil War.
| For Independent Activity (working alone) | For Pairs or Group Activity |
| You should follow and complete the tasks in order. | If working in groups you could assign a different task item to each group member. You should as a group think, pair, and share you work, except the assessment/exam which should be completed individually. |
Activity:
| Complete your research by answering the questions in the workpacket below. |
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Vocabulary Research
Before beginning you will need to learn some important Causes of the Civil War Vocabulary. In your research these terms will appear and it is important that you understand their meanings. You may find each definition by clicking on the word.
| Note: While the US Civil War occurred over 150 years ago, the United States became one country after the Civil War. Slavery was abolished via the 13th Amendment. Former male slaves of voting age gained the right to vote via the 15th Amendment, and African-Americans would begin to be treated equal under the law via the 14th Amendment. This did not prevent post-civil war racism and discrimination. A long struggle for civil rights would begin, politically, economically, socially, and intellectually. While this struggle for civil rights exists in many forms, it is an on-going process for the progress of the United States on these fronts. It is beholden to each generation to build upon the progress of the last generation and the promise located in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution for us to be inspired to create a "more perfect union". |
