This page has been designed as a pathway to helping you discover the causes of the Civil War. It will guide to towards your finished product. Task: Your task will be to : 1. Locate information about the civil war cause that you have selected 2. You will need general information, northern and southern viewpoints 3. Follow your teacher's instructions for the written and oral assignments. Information Seeking Strategies, Location & Access You must use a variety of resources to complete your assignment. Below is a list of books about the Civil War that might be useful. Non-Fiction Books From Ford IMC Civil War Almanac -- Justin Segal -- 973.7 Civil War -- Martin Sandler -- 973.7 The opening guns -- Albert Nofi -- 973.7 The divided Union -- Peter Batty -- 973.7 Captive Bodies, free spirit -- William Evitts -- 305.8 The Civil War Almanac -- John Bowman -- 973.7 The American Civil War -- Civil War Society -- 973.7 Civil War Curiosities -- Garrison Webb -- 973.7 Our Elections -- Richard Steins -- 324.6 Tragic Prelude: Bleeding Kansas -- Karen Zeinert -- 978.1 Fields of Fury -- James McPherson -- 973.7 Elections in the United States -- Davide Heath -- 324.6 Slavery -- Karin Coddon -- 973.5 Presidential Elections -- Christopher Henry -- 324.6 Elections -- Janet Majuri -- 324.6 They led the way: 14 American Women -- Joanna Johnston -- 305.4 Civil War -- John Stanchak -- 973.7 Fort Sumter Elections of 1848, 1852, 1856, 1860 Bleeding Kansas Slavery Lincoln/Douglas Debates Harper's Ferry Compromise of 1850 Dred Scott Decision or Sanfords vs. Scott Kansas/Nebraska Act Uncle Tom's Cabin or Harriet Beecher Stowe Online Sources from InfOhio Encyclopedia Britannica EBSCO Below are articles from the EBSCO Database. Try searching for more EBSCO sources by using any of the following keywords: Fort Sumter Elections of 1848, 1852, 1856, 1860 Bleeding Kansas Slavery Lincoln/Douglas Debates Harper's Ferry Compromise of 1850 Dred Scott Decision or Sanfords vs. Scott Kansas/Nebraska Act Uncle Tom's Cabin or Harriet Beecher Stowe   Harriet Beecher Stowe Britannica Biography Collection; (AN bgh69861) The Civil War. Monkeyshines on America, 2003, Vol. 9 Issue 4, p31, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1000; (AN 9397538) BLEEDING KANSAS. Cobblestone, Jan2002, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p16, 2p, 1c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1040; (AN 5863815) Bleeding Kansas. American History & Politics, 1850-1914, 2002, p3, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 850; (AN 5652720) A declaration of the causes which impel the State of Texas to secede from the Federal Union. Essential Documents in American History, Essential Documents, 1492-Present, p1, 4p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1640; (AN 9708140283) A declaration of the immediate causes which induce and justify the secession of the State of Mississ Essential Documents in American History, Essential Documents, 1492-Present, p1, 2p; Reading Level (Lexile): 1200; (AN 9708140274) Bleeding Kansas. By: Adelman, Louis C.. Junior Scholastic, 1/14/94-1/21/94, Vol. 96 Issue 9/10, p26, 26p, 3c; (AN 9403295002) 31 Remarks at the National Lincoln Sesquicentennial Dinner. February 11, 1959 American Reference Library, 01/01/2001; (AN 9FVPPDDE070032) Senate Passes Kansas-Nebraska Act American Reference Library, 01/01/2001; (AN 9FVRDHAS010099) Lincoln-Douglas Debates American Reference Library, 01/01/2001; (AN 9FVRDHAS010104) Sumter, Fort Columbia Encyclopedia; (AN IXBX-Sumter-F) Stephen A(rnold) Douglas Britannica Biography Collection; (AN bgh31050) With pen and brush, Sam Reader kept a running personal chronicle of `Bleeding Kansas'. By: Bird, Roy. America's Civil War, Mar2000, Vol. 12 Issue 6, p70, 3p, 1c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1110; (AN 2689096) Recollections. American History, Sep/Oct97, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p58, 2p, 2c, 1bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1300; (AN 9710070016) Old rough and reticent. Civilization, May/Jun96, Vol. 3 Issue 3, p19, 1/3p, 1c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1400; (AN 9605030426) Abraham Lincoln: The first modern president. By: Tyree, Benjamin P.. World & I, May96, Vol. 11 Issue 5, p326, 10p, 2bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1310; (AN 9604243582) Fort Sumter. By: Howard, Blair. Battlefields of the Civil War: A Guide for Travellers, Vol 2, 1995, p25, 16p, 5bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1110; (AN 2646244) The following videotapes are available about the American Civil War: Frederick Douglas VC B Dou Civil War Diary VC F Hun The Civil War VC 973.7 The Civil War; the fiery trial VC 973.7 C IMC Internet Guide to the Civil War and its Causes Africans in America -- Bleeding Kansas All About the Civil War Causes of the American Civil War Causes of the Civil War Civil War in U.S. History Causes of ElectionsCentral -- A history of Presidential Elections From Revolution to Reconstruction -- Essays: Politics and Sectionalism in the 1850's Harp Week - Elections -- 1860-- Secession Crisis -- Southern Views American Civil War -- Causes U.S. Presidential Election -- Wikipedia Library of Congress -- Learning Page -- From Slavery to Civil Rights Library of Congress -- Learning Page -- Elections -- the American Way -- To search for more links on the Internet try using IMC Search Engines Possible keywords to search are Fort Sumter Elections of 1848, 1852, 1856, 1860 Bleeding Kansas Slavery Lincoln/Douglas Debates Harper's Ferry Compromise of 1850 Dred Scott Decision or Sanfords vs. Scott Kansas/Nebraska Act Uncle Tom's Cabin or Harriet Beecher Stowe Use of Information 1.Read your sources thoroughly to take good notes. 2.Scan the index in books to locate the pages where your Civil War topic is found. 3.Make three columns on a piece of paper. a.The first column label with your topic (ex. Bleeding Kansas) b.The second column label Northern reaction c.The third column label Southern reaction. 4.Your notes will serve as a rough draft for the written part of this assignment. 5.Make note of the titles and Internet addresses for your bibliography. . Synthesis & Evaluation Synthesis 1. Refer to your teacher's directions for completing your assignment. 2. Make use of your notes. 3. Be sure to include who, what, where, when, how and why. 4. For the elections, include information about the candidates, issues, and how different states voted. 5. Remember to include a paragraph summarizing the northern and southern reactions about your topic. Evaluation: Before turning in your assignment check for the following: 1. Spelling 2. Grammar 3. Neatness (it does count) 4. Do you have the correct information? 5. Does your assignment have your name, date and other proper headings on it? 6. Have you included information about your sources? Remember, to turn in the assignment on the date it is due. Never leave it to the last minute for this creates stress and a product not done up to your best standards. This assignment is worth 100 points so do your best work. Additional Web Links including Politics, Elections, Antislavery Literature & Events leading up to the War Compromise of 1850 Lincoln - Douglas Debates of 1858 Dred Scott Decision Dred Scott Decision from the Jefferson Memorial Website Dred Scott Case Dred Scott Decision HistoryPlace.com Kansas Nebraska Act -- World Book Causes of the Civil War Dred Scott Decision -- World Book Causes of the Civil War Kansas Nebraska Act HistoryPlace.com Compromise of 1850 & other issues of the Civil War Secession Crisis & more information about Civil War More on the Election of 1860 More on the Election of 1856 Fort Sumter Reactions to Fort Sumter Crisis at Fort Sumter Harper's Ferry Raid More about Fort Sumter Uncle Tom's Cabin More about Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe Gayle Schmuhl Ford Middle School LEECA -- Elyria, Ohio The American Civil War; its many causes. Grade 8 Social Studies -- American History -- American Civil War -- Causes This pathfinder is to assist students in locating and analyzing the many events that led up to the American Civil War. They must study one of these causes such as Bleed Kansas. Then be prepared to present both the Southern and Northern viewpoints to the class. Each team must: 1. Locate information about the civil war cause that you have selected 2. You will need general information, northern and southern viewpoints 3. Follow your teacher's instructions for the assignments. The materials for this project are generally found in the history section of the library between 973.7 (Civil War) through 978.1. Some materials will be in the Elections section under 324.6.