OBJECTIVE(s)
Civil War Website – Students will create Civil War Websites using www.weebly.com or www.wix.com 

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES
Go to www.weebly.com or www.wix.com and sign up for an account
After you finish signing up for an account (or logging into an account you already made), choose a template that you like and begin creating your website.
You will want to make sure you are using the free accounts, if it asks for money, your are in the wrong area.

Your website must have the following pages: Home, North (Union), South (Confederacy), Battles, Vocabulary. You will use the "Pages" tab at the top to add your four new pages. You can delete the "about" and "contact" pages. 

Your home page must contain a brief introduction to your website and your first name. 

You must research each of the following items and write a short entry as to why it was important during the Civil War. If it was a Battle, you must tell me who won. You must also show what website you used to find your information.

You will need to decide which of the four pages the information belongs on and add it to that page.

Click Here for a the list of Terms you will be using.

Possible Resources:
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/19407/American-Civil-War
http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/cwphome.html
http://www.civilwar.org/

How to make a Weebly Website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ3Q6a3T8Zo&index=8&list=PL7zsP07K6dN08bz_ht5DyUDJznbNO6vxn 
How to make a Wix Website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mViId_-1vA8&list=PL0y_aclKYoYiiQOcmCPscYx1LynyDl0TV

Below is an example of an acceptable entry:

Battle of Carthage
The Battle of Carthage took place on July 5th, 1861 in Jasper County Missouri. The result of the battle was a victory for the Missouri State Guard over United States troops. This was important because not only was it one of the first battles of the Civil War, it also helped to determine Missouri's course during the Civil War as they were a Border State
http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/mo002.htm

"The Coming of the Civil War"

OBJECTIVE(s): 

1. Describe the results of the election of 1860.
2. Explain why southern states seceded from the Union.
3. Summarize the events that led to the outbreak of the Civil War.

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES
Go to Google Classroom for the Assignment

1. Go to the Online Textbook
   
2. Read Pages 499-503 using headphones and the read-along function of your book or silently to yourself.
3. As you are reading, fill out the notes sheet on Google Classroom.
4. Make sure to answer all the questions
5. Submit the file to me when you finish.
6. You may visit my links or Google Earth when you are completely finished.

The Crisis Deepens"

OBJECTIVE(s): 

1. Explain why the Republican Party came into being in the 1850s.
2. Summarize the issues involved in the Dred Scott decision.
3. Identify Abraham Lincoln's and Stephen Douglas's views on slavery.
4. Describe the differing reactions in the North and South to John Brown's raid.

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES
Go to Google Classroom for the Assignment

1. Go to the Online Textbook
   
2. Read Pages 494-498 using headphones and the read-along function of your book or silently to yourself.
3. As you are reading, fill out the notes sheet on Google Classroom.
4. Make sure to answer all the questions
5. Submit the file to me when you finish.
6. You may visit my links or Google Earth when you are completely finished.

"Compromises Fail"

OBJECTIVE(s): 

1. Summarize the main points of the Compromise of 1850.
   
2. Describe the impact of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
3. Explain how the Kansas-Nebraska Act reopened the issue of slavery in the territories.
4. Describe the effect of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES
Go to Google Classroom for the Assignment

1. Go to the Online Textbook
   
2. Read Pages 486-491 using headphones and the read-along function of your book or silently to yourself.
   
3. As you are reading, fill out the notes sheet that you downloaded.
4. Make sure to answer all the questions
5. Submit the file to me when you finish.
6. You may visit my links or Google Earth when you are completely finished.

"Growing Tensions Over Slavery"

OBJECTIVE(s): 

1. Explain why conflict arose over the issue of slavery in the territories after the Mexican-American War.
   
2. Identify the goal of the Free-Soil Party.
   
3. Describe the compromise Henry Clay proposed to settle the issues that divided the North and the South.

INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES
Go to Google Classroom for the Assignment

1. Go to the Online Textbook (Click on "Logins" at the top of the page if you need a reminder how to get to the book.)
   
2. Read Pages 480-485 using headphones and the read-along function of your book or silently to yourself.
   
3. As you are reading, fill out the notes sheet on Google Classroom.
4. Make sure to answer all the questions
5. Submit the file to me when you finish.
6. You may visit my links or Google Earth when you are completely finished.