Civil War: Slavery

A video about slavery from Brainpop.

There are causes besides slavery in this video, find out what they are.

A short video about the Underground Railroad.

Use World Book student or advanced to find out information, get pictures, tables, charts and even primary sources.

This is not specifically about Lincoln! Use this database's timeline and click on a specific event to learn more about it.

Type in the name of any specific people you want to learn about.

Another web based encyclopedia to try. This is a trial run so your login is gogrolier and the password is spring.

Read eBooks about the civil war and make sure to click on "explore more" and "explore the web" to get even more information about your topic.

A look at the secession of the southern states and how the war to end slavery began as a war to maintain the Union.

This document has background, quotes and great pictures.

This site might be difficult to navigate so make sure to use the "Ctrl F" function to find what you need.

History of slavery all over the world.

From PBS, read about the case and click to see the wording of the decision and more about Dred Scott, himself.