Amelia’s Civil War Research
1. What was the Civil War and when did it occur? http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/battleswars1800s/p/AmCivilWar.htm
2. What was the Union? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_%28American_Civil_War%29
3. What was the Confederacy? http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/confederatestatesdef.htm
4. What were the causes of the Civil War? http://americancivilwar.com/kids_zone/causes.html
5. What was the one event or spark that caused war to break out? Where was it? http://civilwar.bluegrass.net/battles-campaigns/1861/610412.html
6. How was the nation divided? Find a map to determine which states fought  for the North and which ones fought for the South. http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/cwar-pix/civmap.gif
7. Who were the two generals who lead the troops for the North and the South? http://millercenter.org/president/grant/essays/biography/1  http://www.civil-war-tribute.com/relee-bio.htm
8. Who was the president at this time? http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/abrahamlincoln
9. What was the Gettysburg Address? http://www.usconstitution.net/getty.html
10. What does “one nation indivisible” mean? http://www.kyrene.org/schools/brisas/sunda/flag/flag_day/page4.htm
11. What was the Emancipation Proclamation? http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/ Full text of Emancipation Proclamation: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/transcript.html
12. Who won the war? When? Where? http://www.nps.gov/archive/apco/surrend.htm
13.  In complete sentences, define the following terms. a. secede and secession      http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/secede.html http://www.yourdictionary.com/secession b. abolitionist and abolition http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861583031 http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/abolition.html c. civil http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_/civil.html