Civil War begins at Fort Sumter in Charleston, SC

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  Lesson Plan / History & Social Studies

  Lesson 1: On the Eve of War: North vs. South

  This lesson will examine the economic, military and diplomatic strengths and weaknesses of the North and South on the eve of the Civil War. In making these comparisons students will use maps and read original documents to decide which side, if any, had an overall advantage at the start of the war.

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  Battles of the Civil War: campaigns map

  A comprehensive animated map showing the locations and travel routes of the major Civil War military campaigns.

Galileo Galilei put on trial by the Inquisition

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  Lesson Plan / History & Social Studies

  Galileo and the Inevitability of Ideas

  Test the arguments on both sides in the case that shook the foundations of faith and science.

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