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The CHE has published teacher lesson plans on Civil War topics at
www.umbc.edu/che/tahlessons.

Lincoln and the Republicans: The Cause of the War?
Author: John Soos, Sudbrook Middle Magnet
Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: Middle

Maryland During the Secession Crisis
Author: Jim May, Bel Air Middle School
Harford County Public Schools
Grade Level: Middle/High

Northern Racism and the New York City Draft Riots of 1863
Author: Kevin Kelly, Lansdowne Middle School
Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: Middle/High

The Freedmen's Bureau: Success or Failure?
Author: John Soos, Sudbrook Middle Magnet
Baltimore County Public Schools
Grade Level: Middle/High

Numerous document packets on the Civil War can be found on the Maryland State Archives’ web site www.TeachingAmericanHistoryMD.net, including:

 

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