H.L. Hunley WebQuest Part 1
What is a war?
https://www.google.com/#q=what+is+the+definition+of+a+war&safe=active
What is a civil war? http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20war
When did the civil war begin in the United States of America?
http://www.historynet.com/civil-war-facts
***You will find the answer in the second paragraph.
Why did the civil war begin in the United States of America?
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/faq/
(Count down to the 10th question and the answer in in that paragraph.)
What is slavery? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery
When and why did slavery begin in the United States of America?
Slavery in America began when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619, to aid (help) in the production of such lucrative (make lots of money) crops as tobacco.
Slavery was practiced throughout the American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries, and African-American slaves helped build the economic foundations of the new nation.
The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 solidified the central importance of slavery to the South's economy.
By the mid-19th century, America's westward expansion, along with a growing abolition movement in the North, would provoke a great debate over slavery that would tear the nation apart in the bloody American Civil War (1861-65).
Though the Union victory freed the nation's 4 million slaves, the legacy of slavery continued to influence American history, from the tumultuous years of Reconstruction (1865-77) to the civil rights movement that emerged in the 1960s, a century after emancipation.
What were the names of the two armies involved in the civil war? Go to the bottom of this page and what the video
Who was the president of the Northern States? Who was the president of the Southern States? :http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1861.html
Go to February 1861 to find your answer
List of U.S. Elected Presidents (Who was president in 1861?)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States
Civil War Video: Names of the Armies.
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