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Grade 5

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CIVIL WAR

 

Battles and fighting

The Battle of Gettysburg

http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/battle.htm

http://americancivilwar.com/getty.html

 http://americancivilwar.com/kids_zone/gettysburg_battle.html

 

Civil war weapons

http://www.civilwarartillery.com/

http://165.29.91.7/classes/humanities/amstud/97-98/weapons/CIVIL~1.

 

War in the navy

http://www.wideopenwest.com/~jenkins/ironclads/ironintr.htm

http://americancivilwar.com/tcwn/civil_war/naval_submarine.html

Specific People

Abraham Lincoln

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/abrahamlincoln/

 

Fredrick Douglass

 http://americancivilwar.com/colored/frederick_douglass.html

 http://www.history.rochester.edu/class/douglass/home.html

 

Sojourner Truth

http://www.civilwarhome.com/truthbio.htm

 http://www.lkwdpl.org/wihohio/trut-soj.htm

 

Clara Barton

http://americancivilwar.com/women/cb.htm

 

Harriet Tubman 

http://americancivilwar.com/women/harriet_tubman.html

 

Robert E.Lee

http://americancivilwar.com/south/lee.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/3055/netscape/people/lee.html

http://www.imahero.com/herohistory/robert_herohistory.htm

 

Ulysses S. Grant

http://americancivilwar.com/north/grant.html

http://www.imahero.com/herohistory/ulysses_herohistory.htm

 

Harriet Beecher Stowe

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761569317/Harriet_Beecher_Stowe.html

http://americancivilwar.com/women/hbs.html

 

 Jefferson Davis

http://americancivilwar.com/south/jeffdavi.html
  Dred Scott http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2932.html

 

John Brown

http://afgen.com/john_brown1.html

Soldiers

Boy soldiers

http://www.civilwarhome.com/boysinwar.htm

 

The soldier’s life

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/usaHistory/CivilWar/CampLife.htm

 

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/usaHistory/CivilWar/Life.htm

 

http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/gettkidz/hardtack.htm

 

http://www.civilwarhome.com/camplife.htm

 

Women of the battlefield

http://americancivilwar.com/women/index.html

 

Black soldiers

http://memory.loc.gov/learn///features/timeline/civilwar/aasoldrs/soldiers.html

http://americancivilwar.com/colored/histofcoloredtroops.html
  Uniforms http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/usaHistory/CivilWar/Uniforms.htm

http://www.memorialhall.mass.edu/activities/dressup/civil_war_soldier.html

Slavery

What slavery was like

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/experience/education/history.html

 

Underground railroad  

http://americancivilwar.com/kids_zone/underground_railroad.html

 

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/

 

Map of Underground Railroad routes http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/tubman/map.htm

Other topics

Women nurses

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/wworld/qt_hospital.html

 

Women spies

http://userpages.aug.com/captbarb/spies.htm

Sarah Emma Edmonds

http://www.civilwarhome.com/edmondsbio.htm

 

Elizabeth Van Lew

http://www.civilwarhome.com/vanlewbio.htm

 

Civil war doctors and medicine

http://www.kidport.com/RefLib/usaHistory/CivilWar/Hospitals.htm

http://www.powerweb.net/bbock/war/medical.html

http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/gettkidz/doctor.htm

http://americancivilwar.com/kids_zone/civil_war_medicine.html

http://www.civilwarhome.com/civilwarmedicine.htm

 

 

Primary Sources

Student lesson: what are primary and secondary sources

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/lessons/psources/source.html

 

Library of Congress: Interviews with today’s immigrants

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/interv/toc.php

 

Library of Congress: American Memory Timeline

http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/index.html

 

National Archives: The Way we worked

http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/twww/

 

Ancient Egypt Websites

 http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

– Ancient Egypt - Research temples, pyramids, mummification and more.

http://www.ancientsites.com - Ancient Cities - Pathway to an abundant gathering of electronic conversing on all that is ancient Egypt. Become a member or view many posted messages.

http://www.iwebquest.com/egypt/ancientegypt.htm – Ancient Egypt Webquest - Elementary and middle students can now enjoy locating information on Ancient Egypt! Learn about Ancient Egyptian daily life, Egyptian mummies, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, King Tut (Tutankhamen), Egyptian games, and Archeology

   

http://guardians.net/egypt/kids/ - Ancient Egypt Kid Connection - Fun and fascinating facts from ancient Egypt aimed at kids.

 

 

http://www.kidskonnect.com/AncientEgypt/EgyptHome.html – Kids Konnect Ancient Egypt

 

www.akhet.co.uk

  

www.discoveringegypt.com

 

www.ancient-egypt.org/

 

Theban Mapping Project

http://www.thebanmappingproject.com/

Interactive atlas of tomb mappings, hundreds of maps, narrated tours of the Valley of the Kings, images, timeline: amazing site.

 

Art History Resources on the Web: Ancient Egypt

http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHegypt.html

So many wonderful images

 

Mark Millmore's Ancient Egypt

http://www.eyelid.co.uk/

Pyramids, hieroglyphics, kings and queens

 

Egyptians

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/

Fabulous BBC site. Learn about pyramids by “building” one. Listen to actors recreate ancient characters. This site is enormously educational and amazingly fun.

U.S. History

George Washington: A National Treasure

http://georgewashington.si.edu/kids/portrait.html

Learn about George Washington and have a great time! Solve a mystery.

 

Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government

http://bensguide.gpo.gov/index.html

All about our government: historical documents, branches of the Government, how laws are made, election process, citizenship and more.

 

 

Slavery

American Slave Narratives

http://xroads.virginia.edu/%7EHYPER/wpa/wpahome.html

from American Hypertext Workshop at the University of Virginia: real interviews from ex-slaves accompanied by their photos

 

Immigration

American Family Immigration History Center

www.ellisisland.org

Find out about your ancestors. Learn about the story of immigration to America by exploring six stories. Check out an amazing timeline. A really fun educational site!

 

 

ACLU: Immigrants' Rights

http://www.aclu.org/ImmigrantsRights/ImmigrantsRightsmain.cfm

Issues about US immigration law, discrimination against immigrants, detention, and fingerprinting laws.