10 - The Civil War

the causes of the Civil War, key battles & how the reunified United States reconstructed the South after the war

VIDEO CLIP: America Divided
INTERACTIVE: Seceding States 1860-1861 - with background information for you to listen (press play)
VIDEO CLIP: Abraham Lincoln
VIDEO CLIP: The Civil War's Greatest Myth
VIDEO CLIP: The Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address (from American Rhetoric) - Abraham Lincoln's speech... this web page includes the original document & mp3 recording
VIDEO CLIP: Lincoln's Most Pivotal Speech
VIDEO CLIP: Meaning of the Civil War
VIDEO CLIP: Legacy of the Civil War

VIDEO CLIP: America & the Civil War
INTERACTIVE: The Battle of Bull Run 1861-1862 - with background information for you to listen (press play)
INTERACTIVE: Turning Points, 1862-1863 - with background information for you to listen (press play)
VIDEO CLIP: Civil War Turning Point
INTERACTIVE: The Final Battles, 1864-1865 - with background information for you to listen (press play)