Need something to help you study the Events Leading to the Civil War?

Follow this link to see note cards you can use.

All week we worked on understanding the events from the link below, to draw the conclusion;

What Led America to the Breaking Point?

The assignment is to record the Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How of each event.  The link above has the directions.



America the Story of Us shows some of the events.


The American Experience: The Abolitionist shows the Fugitive Slave Act and the power of the US to enforce it.

Writers, Thinkers, Reformers of the 1800s

Transcendentalist Writers

Follow the link below for the handouts of the powerpoint of the 3 minute lessons for each period.

Writers, Thinkers, Reformers of the 1800s