The Civil War

Civil War Literature for Lesson 9

Vocabulary for Lesson 9

secede

  • To withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance.

Find 6 words or groups of words that mean the same as secede.

withdraw

bring together

resign

link together

separate

join

leave

connect

unite

abandon

retire

belong

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Nonfiction

 

Brown Paper School USKids History:  Book of the American Civil War
  "The Civil War Begins" pg. 53 - 57
by Howard Egger-Boet and Marlene Smith-Baranzini

 

Key Battles of the Civil War pg. 8-9
by Diane Smolinski

 

Scholastic Encyclopedia of the Civl War pg. 24 - 25
by Catherine Clinton

Fiction

 

...If You Lived at the Time of the Civil War
By Kay Moore
AR Reading Level 5.0 Point Value 3.0

Video

Show the following clips from North and South Mini Series (Approximately 13 minutes)

 

Speech on Succession
Lincoln prepares his First Inaugural Speech
Fort Sumter
Lincoln asks for volunteers
Parting scene

 

 

 

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