- Please select a side from the Civil War (North or South) or you may select both and compare them in your research. Please identify what life was like, slavery (pro/con), social reforms and political movements, cause and effect (both primary and secondary) of Civil War, keeping the historical context, interpret historical documents, use map skills to explain the physical and cultural region and growth and development of region. Also, apply the three types of economic systems prevalent during this period including contributions of entrepreneurs, inventors, and inventions. Remember to include the development of different kinds of money used in the United States. Give examples of the changing role of women, minorities, and immigrants in the northern, southern, and western parts of the United States and possible causes for these changes. You will create a written research paper created in word format or as a presentation. You will find links on the SpicyNode for research and document. You may also choose to independently research. You will need at least ten sources. Be sure to cite all resources used in your work. Vocabulary to include: Industrial Revolution, Transportation Revolution, cotton gin, cotton belt, Lowell System, plantations, yeomen, slave system, Rhode Island System, Missouri Compromise, Underground Railroad, slave system, Turner's Rebellion, Bleeding, Kansas, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Seneca Falls Convention, Second Great Awakening, Temperance movement, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Dorothea Dix, Susan B. Anthony, Cady Stanton, Dred Scott, John Brown's Raid, Compromise of 1850, Election of 1860, sectionalism, Fugitive Slave Acts, secessions, CSA, Wilmot Proviso, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Lincoln Douglass Debate, inventions, maps, and economic systems.
- Create a Symbaloo Webmix of resources used in your research.
- Partner/Independent Activity: Create a unique project to demonstrate comprehension of the culture of the United States during the Civil War and Reconstruction era. You may make an original art project, triorama, or create a web based movie, slide presentation, animation, etc. There are many cool tools to use. Some are on SpicyNode and others on the Cool Tools link. Be sure to cite your resources in your project.