UIL Social Studies Contest
Larry McCarty, State Contest Director
Social Studies Video:
2009-2010 Topic: A Nation Divided; The U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction
Primary Reading Selection: THE CIVIL WAR by Bruce Catton.
All questions in section two will be based on information in this category.
- Mariner Books - ISBN 978-0618001873
2004, Trade Paperback. $16.95 - Texas Educational Paperbacks - Toll free: 800-443-2078; fax: 800-437-7070
4433 Mint Way, Dallas, TX 75236. TEP price: $11.02 plus shipping - Also available in paperback from Amazon.com, and new & used book stores.
Supplemental Resource Documents:
All questions in section three will be based on information in this category.
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Presidential biography questions limited to information from the following link: www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanen
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses Grant
Rutherford Hayes -
Inaugural addresses (including introductory commentary) limited to information from the following link: www.bartleby.com/124/
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln (first and second)
Ulysses Grant (first and second)
Rutherford Hayes - Amendments 13, 14, 15: www.civil-war.net/pages/bill_of_rights.asp
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Missouri Compromise
Source of complete text: www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=22&page=transcript
Related information: www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0833427.html -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Source of complete text: http://blueandgraytrail.com/event/Kansas-Nebraska_Act_%5BFull_Text%5D
Related information: www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0827030.html -
Compromise of 1850
Source of complete text: http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=668
Related information: www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0813116.html - Georgia Declaration of Secession: www.civil-war.net/pages/georgia_declaration.asp
- Mississippi Declaration of Secession: www.civil-war.net/pages/mississippi_declaration.asp
- Constitution of the Confederate States of America: www.civil-war.net/pages/confederate_constitution.asp
- Emancipation Proclamation:www.civil-war.net/pages/emancipation_proclamation.asp
- Fugitive Slave Act: www.civil-war.net/pages/fugitive_slave_act.asp
THE U.S. CIVIL WAR - General Knowledge resources:
This information will be used for the first portion of the test. Terms, locations, concepts, etc. will be provided in the 2009-10 Study Guide.
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The History Place Website / Timeline with additional links to related terms and concepts
http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/index.html -
Information related to the Civil War from the History Channel Website
http://www.history.com/content/civilwar -
United States Military Academy maps of the Civil War
http://www.dean.usma.edu/history/web03/atlases/american_civil_war/index.htm -
The American Civil War Homepage website with multiple links to useful information
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/ -
National Park Service Civil War website - link ?íabout the Civil War?ì connects to a timeline
http://cwar.nps.gov/civilwar/civilwar.htm -
Military History Encyclopedia on the Web
http://www.historyofwar.org/subject_american_civil_war.html#wars -
The Civil War Home Page - multiple links, extensive database
http://www.civil-war.net/ -
Multiple links for valuable information
http://www.vlib.us/eras/civil_war.html -
Helpful suggestions for research
http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/uscw_rec_links/tips.html