Lincoln's Gettysburg Address Read the full text of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. This resource is a great...		Lincoln's Thanksgiving Proclamation Read Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Proclamation, which occurred around Thanksgiving. This is a good...
Letters from the Past Students explore a Civil War Website and read authentic letters from a soldier. This lesson...		Abraham Lincoln's House Divided Speech The full text of Lincoln's speech denouncing the United States' division over slavery.
The Red Badge of Courage The 1895 book The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane tells the story of a young farm...		Readers Theater Script: Zia By writing a Readers Theater script for Zia, by Scott O'Dell, students will learn about Zia and...
Emancipation Proclamation The text of the Emancipation Proclamation.		Abraham Lincoln Misspelled Words Quiz The spelling of Abraham Lincoln vocabulary words is assessed in this quiz.
Mason and Dixon's Line An article explaining Mason and Dixon's Line.		Cecil's Story Activities and resources to teach Cecil's Story, a Civil War book written by George Ella...
Three Famous Americans in the Civil War Students read several paragraphs about three Civil War heroes, and then answer questions.		Inventive Analogies Students draw analogies as a way to learn about inventions that occurred after the Civil War.
Civil War Epitaphs By reading fictional epitaphs, students will review key events and people from the Civil War...		The General Here's a brief biography of General George Armstrong Custer, as well as a recounting of his...
A Classroom Divided Discover a game that divides the class into two factions, providing a hands-on chance to...		African-Americans in the Civil War African-Americans played a very important role the Civil War, as this article describes. Help...
Native Americans in the Civil War Students learn about the participation of Native Americans in the Civil War.		African-American Troops in the Civil War African-American troops fought alongside white soldiers in the Civil War.
Work Stoppages Involving 1,000 People or More Information about work stoppages that involved 1,000 or more workers.		Reading Warm-Up 45 for Gr. 3 & 4: American History Build students' reading skills and knowledge of American history with a printable reading...