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Understanding the Civil War: Key Insights

The document discusses the American Civil War and provides prompts for writing about different aspects of the war: - A journal prompt asking whether Abraham Lincoln should be considered the greatest US president and why. - A timeline prompt to develop a chronological list of key Civil War battles and events. - A decision-making scenario about what one would do if drafted in the North and learned wealthy men could avoid service. - A Vee heuristics prompt debating whether slavery was the primary cause of the war or one of several factors leading to conflict.

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Understanding the Civil War: Key Insights

The document discusses the American Civil War and provides prompts for writing about different aspects of the war: - A journal prompt asking whether Abraham Lincoln should be considered the greatest US president and why. - A timeline prompt to develop a chronological list of key Civil War battles and events. - A decision-making scenario about what one would do if drafted in the North and learned wealthy men could avoid service. - A Vee heuristics prompt debating whether slavery was the primary cause of the war or one of several factors leading to conflict.

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Chapter 19
The Civil War

Chapter 19
The Civil War
Below, use one of these ideas to share what you know
about The Civil War:
Journal Prompt:
Do you agree with some notable historians who rank Abraham Lincoln as
the greatest president in American history? Explain.
Time Line:
Develop a timeline of events regarding the battles and other events of the
Civil war.
Decision-Making Scenarios:
If you lived int he North during the Civil War and were drafted, what would
you do when you found out that wealthy men had been paying for draft
substitutes or purchasing exemptions?
Vee Heuristics:
Slavery as THE cause of the Civil War vs. Slavery as one of many causes
of the Civil War. Was slavery the primary cause of the Civil War or just one of
many factors that led to the bloody conflict?

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