Title: Civil War Description: Effects on the United States Grade Level: 9-12 Curriculum: English/ American Revolution

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Introduction

What role did Abraham Lincoln play in the Civil War?

How long did the Civil War last?

What effects did the Civil War have on the South?

What were the issues of the time?

In this webquest you will find the answers to these questions and much more. Take a tour through the Civil War and discover many facts you may not know.

In this webquest you will have to answer the following questions listed below. Each of the questions may have a sub-question or two underneath it. You may answer them if you wish, but the questions in bold are required for you to answer.

1. What role did Abraham Lincoln play in the Civil War?• What did the South fear when Abraham was elected?• What were the main failures of Abraham while being president?

2. How long did the Civil War last?• How did the war get started? • What was the first battle of the war?• When did the war end?

3. What effects did the Civil War have on the South?• How many casualties were there in the war?• What was the main cause of the Civil War?

Task

What where issues at the time?• How did the Northern economy compare to the Southern economy?• How does the civil war continue to effect our country?

Task (continued)

Process You must research one category at a time. You may use internet. Be sure

to give a list of sources on where you received the information. Here are some websites you may use, they are listed below.

What role did Abraham Lincoln play in the Civil War? Abraham Lincoln Image 1

How long did the Civil War last?

• Abraham lincoln• Civil War Summary

What effects did the Civil War have on the South?

Slavery Gettysburg

What were issues at the time? Abraham Lincoln weapons

Process (continued)

Your work will be evaluated by the rubric provided by your teacher.

Evaluation

What have you learned? How will this help you in your class work? What do you think the purpose of this

Webquest was? What was your favorite question to answer? What was the most challenging?

Conclusion

http://www.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/coakhist/cwar.html#TOP

http://www.hyperhistory.net/apwh/essays/cot/t4w26uscivilwartaw.htm

http://www.100wizard.com/what-impact-did-the-civil-war-have-on-slavery-todays-trends/

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