Grade 2 - The U.S. Civil war

The U.S. Civil War 5B | The Division of the United States 81

Civil War Journal (Instructional Master 5B-2)

Have students use Instructional Master 5B-2 to explain the

differences between the Union and the Confederacy. If time allows,

students may also illustrate what they have written.

Give students the opportunity to share their writing and drawings

with a partner or the class.

Timeline

Help students begin to create a timeline to help them remember

the sequence of some important events of this domain. Remind

students that Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860.

Place Image Card 9 (Abraham Lincoln) on the timeline. Ask

students if they think Harriet Tubman gained her freedom before

or after Lincoln was elected president. (before Lincoln became

president) Ask students if Image Card 10 (Harriet Tubman) should

be placed to the left or right of Lincoln to show that she gained her

freedom before Lincoln became president.

Show students Image Card 11 (The Confederacy). Ask students if

these states seceded and formed the Confederacy before or after

Abraham Lincoln was elected president. (after Lincoln was elected

president) Ask a student to place the Image Card in the correct

location on the timeline to show that the Confederacy formed after

Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

Save the timeline for future lessons.