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Teaching the Causes of the Civil War

Educator Support Resources

Suggested Bill of Rights Institute resources for teachers to support their knowledge in the content in the Industrialization and Immigration lesson.

These resources are for teachers to deepen their knowledge while teaching the content of the lesson. Many teacher preparation programs do not dive deep into U.S. History, causing knowledge gaps for elementary social studies teachers. Think of this as your “cheat sheet” to building your own background knowledge along with your students.  

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 The following scholar-written essays are part of the Bill of Rights Institute’s high school resource collection.

Classroom Book Recommendations:

  • Enemies of Slavery by David Adler 
  • Stolen into Slavery: The True Story of Solomon Northup, Free Black Man by Judith Bloom Fradin 
  • Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill 
  • So Tell Within: Sojourner Truth’s Long Walk Toward Freedom by Gary D. Schmidt 
  • Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford 
  • Abraham Lincoln’s Dueling Words by Donna Janell Bowman