North Buncombe Middle

Learning Today to Change the World of Tomorrow

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Progression of the

Civil Rights Movement

Introduction

When Harper Lee released "To Kill a Mockingbird" in 1960, the American Civil Rights movement was well underway.   Even though the story takes place in the 1930s, Atticus Finch alludes to the movement when he discusses the racial injustice of the south when he says, "Don't fool yourselves – it's all adding up and one of these days we're going to pay the bill for it. I hope it's not in you children's time."

The purpose of this webquest is to have you learn about the events that fueled the Civil Rights Movement beginning with the Supreme Court Decision of Brown vs. The Board of Ed and all the way through the March on Washington.

Task

Read through each linked section and answer the corresponding questions on a Word document.  When you are finished doing this, you will decide which part of the civil rights movement you think was the most important and write a diary entry about it.

Process

Use the websites below to answer the corresponding questions.  Then, answer the additional questions in the conclusion section.

Brown vs. Board (1954)

http://www.nd.edu/~rbarger/www7/brown.html

Why did this case go to court?

Was desegregation easy after the decision? Why or why not?

How did segregation violate the 14^th amendment?

Emmett Till (1955)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/till/timeline/index.html

Who was Emmett Till?

What happened to Emmett Till and Why?

What about Emmett Till’s story do you think helped ignite the Civil Right’s movement?

Rosa Parks and The Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)

http://www.holidays.net/mlk/rosa.htm

Why was Rosa Park Arrested?

Since she was not the first African American woman arrested for a bus violation, why did her arrest ignite the boycott?

How did segregationists fight the boycott?

Freedom Riders (1961)

http://freedomridersfoundation.org/id16.html

Who were the Freedom Riders?

What was their purpose?

Did they encounter resistance?

Were they successful in achieving their purpose?

March on Washington (1963)

http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/index.php/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_march_on_washington_for_jobs_and_freedom/

How was this march different from previous marches?

Did all African-Americans support the march? If not, who were they?

What was the highlight of the day?

What was the aftermath of the march?

Conclusion

Which of these events do you think helped fuel the Civil Rights Movement the most?  Choose any character from the book and write a diary entry about the event as if you were that character.  Include details of the event and imagine how that character would react to them.

Please complete a report using the technology of your choice on one of the following topics:

Agent Orange

Rolling thunder

Jungle warfare Guerrilla warfare in Vietnam

The draft & the 26^th Amendment

The Tet Offensive

Vietnamization

Domino Theory

Ho Che Minh

Complet handout

INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED AMERICA

Chuckwagon – Charles Goodnight

Paper Clip – Samuel B Fay

Tape Measure - Alvin J. Fellows

Barbed Wire – Joseph Glidden

Refrigerator Car - J.B. Sutherland

Paper Bag – Margaret Knight

Telephone – Alexander Graham Bell

Medal Detector – Alexander Graham Bell

Cowboy Hat - John Batterson Stetson

Dynamite – Alfred Nobel

Moving Picture Camera - Etienne Marey

American Football - Walter Chauncey Camp

Railway Air Brake - George Westinghouse

Earmuffs – Chester Greenwood

Revolving Door - Theophilus Van Kannel

Jeans - Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis

Ice Cream Soda - Robert M. Green

Rotary Can Opener - William W. Lyman

Quadruplex Telegraph – Thomas Alva Edison

QWERTY - Christopher Sholes

Phonograph – Thomas Alva Edison

Maxim Gun - Hiram Stevens Maxim

Cash Register – James Ritty

Skyscrapper - William Le Baron Jenney

Ballpoint Pen - John J. Loud

Mimeograph – Thomas Alva Edison

Payphone - William Gray

Flexible Flyer - Samuel Leeds Allen

Dishwasher - Josephine Cochrane

Coca Cola - John Pemberton

Electric Power Plant – Thomas Alva Edison

Once you have selected your invention, get a computer and begin your research. Take notes on a

sheet of notebook paper. After finding all of the required information, select a piece of

construction paper on which to make your visual.

Carton - Robert Gair

REQUIRED INFORMATION

 description of the invention and how it was invented

 Why is this invention important?

 How did it change the country?

VISUAL REQUIREMENTS

 picture of the inventor (if available)

 picture of the invention

 contain all required information

 all words must be large enough to be easily seen from across the room

current events

current events

current events

curent events

Currents events

Civil War Green Project

Group 1 Topic: The Abolitionist Movement

a) http://americanabolitionist.liberalarts.iupui.edu/brief.htm
b) http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/abolitionist-movement
c) http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam006.html
d) http://abolition.nypl.org/essays/abolition/2/
e) http://www.ncwiseowl.org/zones/middle/

You will need to research the movement and important people involved in it – Northern and Southern, free and slave.  In your project you should include a history of the Abolitionist movement in America, some important events/publications, and brief biographical information on at least 2 American Abolitionists (one must be African) as it relates to their role in the Abolitionist movement. Be sure to include something about how this movement was important leading up to the Civil War.

Group 2 Topic: Photography of the Civil War

a) http://news.discovery.com/history/us-history/civil-war-photography-warfare-110411.htm
b) http://www.civilwarinart.org/exhibits/show/military_experience/introduction/nonconflictingslug
c) http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/02/cameristas/
d) http://ushistoryscene.com/article/civil-war-photography/
f) http://go-middle.grolier.com/sframe

Explain how the advent of photography informed what people thought about the Civil War. Search for 4-8 images of the American civil war and tell a story in at least three sentences about each picture. The story can be made up from the information you find out about the photo or, if you can’t find much information, make up your own story behind the photograph. (There are some really gory pictures you can search for if you are into that sort of thing). School appropriate though!

Group 3 Topic: Advantages and disadvantages of the North and South

a) http://study.com/academy/lesson/civil-war-begins-northern-and-southern-advantages-compared.html
b) http://www.ushistory.org/us/33b.asp
c) http://www.americancivilwar.com/authors/historical.html
d) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgcgJWnB_FU
e) http://classroom.synonym.com/advantages-sides-before-during-civil-war-20226.html f) http://go-middle.grolier.com/sframe

List and explain the advantages and disadvantages of both the North and South in the Civil War. Explain how these affected each’s war making capability.

Group 4 Topic: Major Strategies and Figures of the War

a) http://www.civilwarhome.com/strategyandtactics.html
b) https://www.apstudynotes.org/us-history/topics/the-civil-war/
c) http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/people.htm
d) http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/civil-war/
f) http://go-middle.grolier.com/sframe

Your research should include information on the major figures of the Civil War (at least 5 figures). Include each side’s leading generals and presidents. Exemple: Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. Make sure and research and report on how each side planned to win the war.

Group 5 Major Civil War and Battles and Their Consequences

a) http://history1800s.about.com/od/civilwar/tp/Major-Battles-Of-The-Civil-War.htm
b) http://www.ushistory.org/us/30d.asp
c) http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Compromise1850.html
d) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2951.html
e) http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=27
f) http://www.historynet.com/civil-war
g) http://go-middle.grolier.com/sframe

Your research should include a description of the major battles of the Civil War. Make sure and tell us why the battles you picked were important. Make sure to mention Gettysburg. Research at least 5 battles. Include how many people fought and were injured and killed in each battle you research as well as who were the leaders in battle.

Group 6 Abraham Lincoln & the Emancipation Proclamation

a) https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/abrahamlincoln
b) http://www.biography.com/people/abraham-lincoln-9382540

c)http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/lincoln-hub/lincoln-ten-facts/10-facts-lincoln.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/

https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/

e) http://www.civilwar.org/150th-anniversary/emancipation-proclamation-150.html
f) http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/primarysources/emancipation.html

Your research will need to include a brief background of the election of Abraham Lincoln and how it convinced many Southern states to leave the union. Also include what kind of president he was. Why is he considered to be the greatest president of all time? What were some of the things he did to save the country? Etc. Also include his emancipation proclamation. What was it? Whatwas happening as he gave this speech? Why did he give it and what was the impact of the speech?

Read through the article and pick three to write a paragraph each on.

Exlpore each icon in the website and complete each activity.

In groups of three answer the doceument based questions on Slideshow, Newspaper, or Docs. Make sure and have at least 4 pcitres that relate to the doceuments you have read.

Answer questions on handout.

Read and answer questions from the right hand side

Read the page and fill in the chart.

Read the passage closely and fill out the chart given

use this link to answer questions from the map.

Follow the directions and fill out the sheet given.

Walk through the graphics and readings in link one from National Geographic and write or type at least 5 sentences explaining the fort and how people died and survived. Visit the link of the Native American village and summarize the “Powhatan and his Chiefdom” video and the “We’re still Here” video in at least 5 sentences.

Read the Articles and answer the questions