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United States History

Goal 3, Objective 3.01

Goal 3

Crisis, Civil War, and Reconstruction (1848-1877) - The learner will analyze the issues that led to the Civil War, the effects of the war, and the impact of Reconstruction on the nation.

Objective 3.01

Trace the economic, social, and political events from the Mexican War to the outbreak of the Civil War.

Resources aligned to this objective

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Underground Railroad quilts: Fact or folklore?
In this lesson, students explore the controversy surrounding a book entitled Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad, which was published as a non-fiction account of fugitive slaves sending coded messages through quilt patterns. Students evaluate numerous sources and assess the validity of each in an attempt to determine if the quilt codes are fact or folklore.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Information Skills and Social Studies)
By Abby Stotsenberg.
Teaching about slavery through newspaper advertisements
In this lesson for grades 8 and 11, students will analyze a selection of advertisements related to slavery from an 1837 newspaper in order to enhance their understanding of antebellum North Carolina, U.S. history, and the history of American slavery.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11 Social Studies)
By Kathryn Walbert.
Plantation life in the 1840s: A slave's description
This lesson introduces students to a description of life on the plantation and the cultivation of cotton from the perspective of a slave. It focuses on the use of slave narratives made available by the Documenting the American South collection.
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
By John Schaefer and Victoria Schaefer.