Causes of the Civil War
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John C. Calhoun
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John C. Calhoun
Henry Clay
Jefferson Davis
Frederick Douglass
Stephen A. Douglas
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Wendell Phillips
Dred Scott
Alexander Stephens
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Roger B. Taney
David Walker
David Wilmot
Harriet Tubman
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Teaching Causes of the Civil War
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Image Analysis: Cartoons with a Cause
Primary Source Analysis: Slavery as a Positive Good
Decoding Quotations: Lincoln’s Views on Slavery
Timeline Exercise: Attacking and Defending Slavery
Timeline Exercise: Slave and Free Black Resistance
Timeline Exercise: The Growing Divide After 1850
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Best of the Web
Websites
Books
Movies & TV
Music
Images
Historical Documents
Brain Snacks
Tables of Contents
Facts
Teaching Causes of the Civil War
Current Events & Pop Culture
Challenges & Opportunities
Assignments & Activities
Image Analysis: Cartoons with a Cause
Primary Source Analysis: Slavery as a Positive Good
Decoding Quotations: Lincoln’s Views on Slavery
Timeline Exercise: Attacking and Defending Slavery
Timeline Exercise: Slave and Free Black Resistance
Timeline Exercise: The Growing Divide After 1850
Discussion & Essay Questions
Reading Quizzes
Related History & Literature on Shmoop
Photos