Discovering History
History with Ms. Sabatos
Key Battles
Civil War Era
Plantation Life
Northern and Southern Economies
Compromises
Abolitionists
Weaponry
Soldier Experience
Reconstruction
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Click the above link to view a video on the surrender at Appomattox
The link above is connected to an interactive map about the Battle at Vicksburg from Civil War Trust. Please watch the Introduction and Conclusion pieces first.
Visit the above link to view an animated map about the Battle of First Manassas, courtesy of Civil War Trust
From Civil War Trust, the link above is a short video about General Ulysses S. Grant.
Battle of Antietam
The Atlanta Campaign -
William T. Sherman
Battle of Gettysburg
The video below is from Ken Burns "Learn the Address." Watch it to hear Lincoln's Gettysburg Address from famous figures of today!
Gettysburg was the turning point in the Civil War, swinging the war in favor of the North. To learn more about the battle and its significance, visit Civil War Trust: Gettysburg
The video to the right is a recording of an interview with former slave Fountain Hughes. In the interview, he tells tales of his time as a slave and the Civil War
William Lloyd Garrison
Sojourner Truth
Jonathan Walker
John Brown
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Frederick Douglass
.58 Caliber Enflied
The Enflield was used by both Northern and Southern soldiers in the Civil War. Compared to gus used in the American Revolution, the Enflield had a better range and accuracy.
Minie Ball
This new bullet used during the Civil War shot farther and spun as it shot, causing large wounds. If the bullet wound was in the chest, there was little chance of survival. If the bullet hit a limb, the arm or leg would often be amputated.
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas - Nebraska Act was meant to help settle the the land in the middle of the country. However, due to its popular sovereignty, the Act may have created more conflict. Visit this MAP to see the decisions made by this act.
Dred-Scott Case
In 1847, Dred Scott sued for his freedom. Over a course of ten years, the case was debated. Finally, they ruled Scott and other blacks were not citizens and therefore could not sue for rights. To read more about the case, visit PBS: Dred Scott.
General George McClellan
Soldier Accounts
Soldiers in the Civil War had many experiences, good and bad. To learn more about their experiences, you can read Civil War diaries.
Elijah Hunt Rhodes was a Union Soldier writing in 1862, towards the beginning of the war. (Click his name to read his diary entries)
Louis Leon, a Confederate soldier, joined the war as a young man and kept a diary during his time. He later published the diary. The image to the right is Leon many years after the war. (Click his name for the transcript of his diary)
Constitutional Amendments
13th Amendment: Abolish slavery
14th Amendment: Citizenship for slaves
15th Amendment: Voting rights for all men
To read the Amendments, click here!
Andrew Johnson - Vice President of Lincoln, rises to presidency after Lincoln's assassination
Nortern Economy
John Ferguson Weir, 1874-1877
Southern Economy