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Free Civil War and Reconstruction Powerpoint Lessons:

How did Westward Expansion fuel the Slavery debate? - An excellent lesson on the Missouri Compromise, Mexican Cession, Compromise of 1850, and Fugitive Slave Law, among other things.  Grades 6-11.

Causes of the Civil War - Great lesson includes Uncle Tom's Cabin, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, and the Dred Scott Decision.  Grades 6-11.

Causes of the Civil War - Great lesson includes Abraham Lincoln and the formation of the Republican Party, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and John Brown's raid.  Grades 6-11.

The Nation Splits in Two - Includes causes of the Civil War, Election of 1860, and Fort Sumter.  Grades 6-11.

Jeopardy Review Game - On the Causes of the Civil War.  Grades 6-11.

Strengths and Weaknesses of the North and South - Lesson describes the strengths and weaknesses of the North and South at the beginning of the war. Grades 6-11

Battles and Strategies of the Civil War - Covers some of the major battles including 1st Battle of Bull Run, Monitor vs. Merrimack, Antietam, Fredericksberg, Chancellorsville, and Shiloh.  Grades 6-11.

Emancipation Proclamation - Delves into the reason for it, and its effect on various groups of people.  Grades 6-11.

Gettysburg, Gettysburg Address, End of the War - Excellent lesson analyzes the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg, meaning and purpose of the Gettysburg Address, Sherman's march to the sea, and Appomattox Courthouse.

Reconstruction - Lists problems faced by the South immediately after the War.

Radical Reconstruction - Discusses goals of the Radical Republicans, black codes, 14th Amendment, 15th Amendment, Reconstruction Act, and the impeachment of Johnson.

Jim Crow Laws and the Restriction of Freedmen's Rights - Excellent lesson on Jim Crow Laws, poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses, Plessy v. Fergueson, and the KKK.  Grades 6-11

Causes of the Civil War - OUTSTANDING lesson includes Nat Turner's Rebellion, Missouri Compromise, Fugitive Slave Law, Compromise of 1850, Bleeding Kansas, election of 1860, Lincoln-Douglas debates, Uncle Tom's Cabin, the Dred Scott Decision and John Brown's Raid.  Grades 7-11.

The North v. the South - Examines the strengths and weaknesses of both sides before the war, and the strategies of each side.  Grades 6-11.

Reconstruction - Excellent comprehensive lesson on Reconstruction.  Covers Lincoln's 10% plan, Congress' Wade-Davis Bill, Andrew Johnson's plan, Radical Reconstruction, 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, KKK, poll taxes and Plessy v. Ferguson.  Grades 7-11.

Jeopardy Reconstruction - Good review game on Reconstruction.  Grades 7-11.

Lincoln-Douglas Debates - Lesson examines the opposing views of Lincoln and Douglas and the debates shaped the election.  Grades 6-11.

Battles of the Civil War - Fort Sumter, Bull Run, Merrimac v. Monitor, Vicksberg, Gettysburg.  Grades 7-11- very good.

Underground Railroad - Great lesson examines the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman, etc.  Grades 6-11.

Compromise of 1850 - Lesson studies the provisions of the Compromise of 1850.  Grades 7-11.