Lesson Plan

Claiming Common Ground? The Civil War and the Preservation of Claiming Common Ground? The Civil War and the Preservation of George Washington's Mount Vernon

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet
This Claiming Common Ground? The Civil War and the Preservation of Claiming Common Ground? The Civil War and the Preservation of George Washington's Mount Vernon lesson plan also includes:

Young scholars explore how people viewed George Washington in the 19th Century.  In this U.S. History lesson plan, students create a timeline of events during the Civil War, including government and court decisions.  Following this activity, young scholars read archives of The Mount of Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union and complete several activities centered around this reading.

4 Views 6 Downloads