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The War That Made America

I recently began using the PBS series "The War That Made America" with my seventh grade students. It's a great series, however some of the student activities were a little over their heads. I decided to design worksheets with questions based on each part of the series to ensure that my students understood the events that were being shown. I think these worksheets were pretty effective. To use them click on the link below.

WORKSHEETS

Civil War Roundtable

Canton- This November marks 150 years since the election of President Abraham Lincoln. By the time Lincoln assumed office on March 4, 1861 seven states had seceded from the Union and established the Confederate States of America. Commemorating 150 Years since the Civil War is the topic of the Civil War Roundtable on Sunday, September 26th at 2 p.m. at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House, 3 East Main St., Canton. This discussion about the association’s plans for the 150th commemoration of that bloody conflict known as the War Between the States is free and open to the public.

The Civil War Roundtable is hosting an open forum where plans that have already been made regarding the 150th commemoration can be shared, new ideas can be brought up and people can get involved. The fact that this war occurred seven score and 10 years ago has done nothing to lessen its impact on the psyche of America (in this context score refers to 20 years, and yes I did have to look that up). While many at the time might have felt that Lincoln’s election in November of 1860 meant an armed conflict was bound to happen, none could have foretold that such a conflict would become this country’s deadliest war with 620,000 soldiers killed, along with untold civilian casualties.

People of all ages interested in the Civil War and its impact on the North Country are welcome to attend this free Civil War Roundtable program at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House, 3 East Main St., Canton. The program begins at 2 p.m. on Sunday, September 26th, 2010. The St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House is open Tuesday through Saturday noon to 4 p.m., Friday noon to 8 p.m. Admission to the museum is free; admission to the archives is free for members and children, $2.50 for college students, and $5 for the general public. The St. Lawrence County Historical Association is located at 3 E. Main St., Canton. Parking is available in the back of the SLCHA, next to the museum’s main entrance.



The Civil War Roundtable is a program of the St. Lawrence County Historical Association. For more information, call the SLCHA at 315-386-8133 or e-mail info@slcha.org. This free program is made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency. Visit the SLCHA’s website, www.slcha.org, for more information on St. Lawrence County History.

Adirondack History at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association

CANTON – A Brown Bag Lunch program on Turning Points in Adirondack History will be presented by Andy Flynn, author of the popular Adirondack Attic book series, at noon on Thursday, September 16th at the St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House, 3 East Main St., Canton.



Flynn’s focus will be on on four major turning points in the history of the Adirondacks:



1 American Revolution and lead up events to the revolution

2 Creation of the Adirondack Park by New York State in 1892

3 World War II

4 Formation of the Adirondack Park Agency in 1971



The St. Lawrence County Historical Association at the Silas Wright House is open Tuesday through Saturday noon to 4 p.m., Friday noon to 8 p.m. Admission to the museum is free; admission to the archives is free for members and children, $2.50 for college students, and $5 for the general public. The St. Lawrence County Historical Association is located at 3 E. Main St., Canton. Parking is available in the back of the SLCHA, next to the museum’s main entrance.



For more information, call the SLCHA at 315-386-8133 or e-mail info@slcha.org. Visit the SLCHA’s website, www.slcha.org for more information on St. Lawrence County history. SLCHA exhibits and programs are made possible in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.

RTI Resources

At staff development presenter Jim Wright showed us some great resources on his website that I think would be very useful for classroom teachers...

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The Maze Passage Generator is great to use for current events topics...