Civil War battles: 1861-1862 slides (PDF, 1.7 mb)
Civil War battles: 1861-1862 notetaker (PDF, 35 kb)

Originals. On the P: Drive. Enjoy.

Lincoln and Davis (PDF, 980 kb)

Students were encouraged to take notes during this lecture, but no notetaker was provided. Original presentation is on the P: Drive.

Union/Confederate advantages slides (PDF, 2.9 mb)
Union/Confederate advantages notetaker (PDF, 17 kb)

As always, the original presentation is available in my directory on the P: Drive.

To introduce the Civil War unit, we spent today’s abbreviated class period covering the war, in its entirety, in 30 minutes.

The file below is a PDF of the slideshow. The actual presentation may also be found in my directory on the P: Drive.

If you were absent, see me with any questions you may have.

Civil War in 30 minutes (PDF, 4.3 mb)

Election of 1860 maps (PDF, 200 kb)
Election of 1860 presentation (PDF, 1.9 mb)
Election of 1860 blank notetaker (PDF, 12 kb)

Original slide presentation is also available in my directory on the P: Drive.

Essay/project assignment (PDF, 17 kb)

You thought those slap-happy Russians were bad?

Check out this full-blown melee in the Indian parliament:

For up to ten extra-credit points, write two paragraphs: One comparing this fracas to the Brooks-Sumner scuffle, and a second paragraph discussing the pluses and minuses of one-on-one fisticuffs versus a widespread free-for-all (in a legislative sense, of course).