Wednesday, May 23, 2007

The Civil War in 4 Minutes

Here is a great video from the Lincoln Museum in Springfield. Be sure and pay attention to the counter on the bottom right that shows the dates as well as the number of casualties for each side as the war goes on.

Thursday, May 03, 2007

The North and The South

We recently studied the differences between the the North and the South in the 1800's. We focused on the areas of geography, economy, transportation, and society. Here are some pictures from the Act-it-Outs we did on these topics: