Lesson
Domestic and International Views of the Civil War
Guiding question
What were the major turning points and events of the Civil War?
What were the different views of people from other countries about the Civil War?
Founding Principles
Virtues
Objective
- Students will assess differing viewpoints of the Civil War by analyzing primary sources.
Materials
Student Resources:
- Domestic and International Views of the Civil War Primary Source Set
- Scott’s Great Snake, 1861
- “The Surrender of the Traitors,” 1862
- Address to President Abraham Lincoln by The Working-Men of Manchester, England, 1862
- “On the War and its Conduct,” Clement Laird Vallandigham, 1863
- Domestic and International Views of the Civil War Graphic Organizer
Lesson Components
ActivityDomestic and International Views of the Civil War Middle School Primary Source Set
Explore different views of people from other countries about the Civil War.
ActivityDomestic and International Views of the Civil War Middle School Graphic Organizer
Explore different views of people from other countries about the Civil War.
Lesson plan
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