Teaching the Causes of the American Civil War
1850 -1861
"Glass Half-Plates Civil War, Kelham Hall.2017" by Ikonta Bloke is marked with CC PDM 1.0
Editor: Michael Karpyn
Editor: Michael Karpyn
IDM Resources for Teachers
Inquiry A1: Why did the South Secede?


Inquiry A2: Can Words Lead to War?


Inquiry A3: Caught in the Middle: Kentucky and the Causes of the Civil War

Inquiry A4: Slavery and Justice

Inquiry A5: Passmore Williamson and the Fugitive Slave Act


Inquiry A6: The Election of 1860 by the Numbers

Inquiry A7: Who Voted for Abraham Lincoln?
