Library of Congress Prints&Photographs Division [Reproduction Number LC-B816-1320]
CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR
VIRTUAL MUSEUM
"No war has had a more profound effect in the United States of America than the Civil War. Its out come not only determined the political future of the country but asked how American society would develop. The outcome of the Civil War has affected almost every American living today."
Library of Congress Prints&Photographs Division [Reproduction Number LC-B816-1320]
As you visit each exhibit in this Virtual Museum you will
be asked to complete activities. You should be able to complete all of
the activities by visiting the World Wide Web sites that are included in
each of the exhibits. You may also use encyclopedias, your history text
book, or any other sources that your teacher approves.
Your final project will be to write
a research paper about the causes of the Civil War. All of the activities
included in the exhibits will give you a head start on writing your research
paper. Your research paper will be graded using this rubric.
JOURNAL
In each exhibit that you visit,
you are required to do activities. Keep a journal where you can complete
the the activities and take notes to use when you write your research paper.
TIME LINE ACTIVITY
As you visit the Civil War Virtual
Museum keep track of important events on a time line. This timeline will
give you a good visual representation of the events that led up to the
Civil War.
This Virtual Museum will take you through a forty year period of United States history. While you are visiting each exhibit keep track of the sequence of events on a time line.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PRINT A COPY OF THIS TIMELINE, CLICK ANYWHERE ON THE TIME LINE.
You can make a larger timeline or just add to this time line as you visit the exhibits.
