Events of the Civil War

From Mr. McCarthy:

Period 4 - African Americans

Presented March 9th

Period 4 - Reconstruction

Presented on March 5

Period 4 - North vs. South: Advantages and Disadvantages

Presented on March 1st

Period 4 - Crises of the 1850s

Presented on February 25th

Period 2 - African-Americans

Presented March 11th

Period 2 - Abolitionists

Presented on February 23rd

Period 2 - North vs. South: Advantages and Disadvantages

Presented on March 1st

Period 2 - Crises of the 1850s

Presented on February 25th

Period 2 - Origins of the Civil War Seminar

Presented on February 19th

Period 2 - Cotton, Slavery and Resistance Seminar

Period 4 - Abolitionist Debate Seminar

Period 4 - Cotton and Slavery Seminar

HoA Civil War Reading Assignments

The following assignments should be completed by February 12th.  This is nearly 100 pages of reading, do not leave it until the last minute!

pp. 256-262: westward expansion
pp. 274-277: equality and inequality
pp. 318-326: technology and economic growth
pp. 320-321: guns and gun culture (special inset)
pp. 346-351: king cotton
pp. 351-356: the social groups of the south
pp. 356-362: social relations in the white south
pp. 362-369: life under slavery
pp. 369-375: the emergence of african-american culture
pp. 377-384: newcomers and natives
pp. 384-389: the west and beyond
pp. 389-394: the politics of expansion
pp. 394-405: the mexican-american war and its aftermath, 1846-1848

HoA - Civil War Seminar Documents

Documents that are relevant to the Civil War seminar assignment will be posted to box.net.

HoA - Period 4 Assignments

Civil War seminar assignments

February 17 - Annie, Parita, Lan-Anh, David
February 23 - Daniel G., Beccca, Clem, Ryan
February 25 - Teddy, Jeremy, Max and Lexi
March 1 - Brandon, Jessica, Daniel W., and Hardino
March 5 - Sara, Scarlet, Katherine, and Liz
March 9 - Imane, Halima, Courtney, Eileen

HoA - Period 2 Assignments

Civil War Seminar Assignments

February 17 - Sabrina, Andrew, Shahenda
February 19 - Ben, Lucas
February 23 - Jen, Clare, Rachael
February 25 - Spencer, Christy, TaChelle
March 1 -Megan, Lina
March 5 - Marvin, Jack, Chad
March 9 - Hannah, Katri, Katie