COURSE NAME: Civil War

SCHOOL DISTRICT: Cobleskill-Richmondville

INSTRUCTOR: Joe Bernocco

Half Year

COURSE PREREQUISITES: One semester of U.S. History and Government

BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTION / OUTLINE: This one-semester course is designed to review the basic causes of the American Civil War: slavery, economics, and politics. James McPherson's Battle Cry Freedom is used as the text. Weekly quizzes are based on text readings and discussions. Student projects are due at various times throughout the course. One field trip is planned each year. A variety of video material is used in the class including Roots, Gettysburg, and Ken Burns's The Civil War.

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