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In this activity students will examine how attitudes towards slavery and the Civil War changed between 1860 and 1865. What began in the minds of President Lincoln and most northerners as a war to preserve the union changed, over the course of the war, into a war to free the slaves. This transformation occurred in large part because of the actions of enslaved and free African Americans themselves. Students will create a historical marker, based on historical evidence, that addresses the question: "What was the Civil War fought over?"
- Subject:
- History
- U.S. History
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Provider:
- City University of New York
- Provider Set:
- Social History for Every Classroom
- Date Added:
- 07/07/2021
