History Pockets: The American Civil War, Grade 4 - 6 Teacher Resource

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The Civil War had a profound effect on American history. Your students will acquire an understanding of this period of U.S. history as they complete the many engaging and informative projects in The American Civil War. You get information pages, maps, a timeline, arts and crafts projects, reading and writing connections, and evaluation forms. The teacher pages feature step-by-step project directions and photographs of the completed projects.

The topics presented are:

Introduction to the American Civil War
Slavery in America
Leaders of the War
Major Battles
A Soldier’s Life
Women During the War
War Technology

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Historical background facts
Timeline and maps
Arts and crafts projects
Reading and writing connections
Evaluation forms

This resource contains teacher support pages, reproducible student pages, and an answer key.