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= Mr. Freccia's AP United States History Unit IV Documents=

Miss a class? Or do you just want to see Mr. Freccia's great PowerPoints again? They (along with other interesting things that pertain to this unit) are all listed below in chronological order by when we discussed them in class. Enjoy!

Unit IV WebQuests

 * Uncle Tom's Cabin Jigsaw
 * Causes of the Civil War WebQuest

Unit IV Infographics and Maps

 * [[file:Missouri Compromise.gif|Missouri Compromise.gif]]
 * [[file:Compromise of 1850.gif|Compromise of 1850.gif]]
 * [[file:Secession Votes.gif|Secession Votes.gif]]

Unit IV Video Clips / Episodes

 * Texas: The Fight for Freedom, Parts [|One] and [|Two] (Using LEGO Minifigures)
 * [|Battle of the Alamo] (from //The Alamo// in 2004)
 * //North and South //(ABC Miniseries - promos for the episodes below, full episodes are posted on YouTube)
 * Part I (1985) focuses on 1840 to 1860 - [|Ep. 1], [|Ep. 2], [|Ep. 3], [|Ep. 4], [|Ep. 5], [|Ep. 6]
 * Part II (1986) focuses on the Civil War (1860 to 1865) - [|Ep. 1], [|Ep. 2], [|Ep. 3], [|Ep. 4], [|Ep. 5], [|Ep. 6]
 * [|Battle of Little Round Top] and [|Pickett's Charge] (from //Gettysburg// in 1993)
 * [|Great Battles and How They Have Shaped American History - Gettysburg]

Unit IV Web Readings

 * TIME Makers of America Series (2005): [|Uncovering the Real Abe Lincoln] (14 articles / 3 web graphics)
 * [|Why Does the South Still Commemorate the Civil War, But Not the North?] (from freakonomics.com in 2011)
 * [|How Slavery Really Ended in America] (from NYTimes Magazine in 2011)

Unit IV Suggested Books

 * //Killer Angels// (1974) by Michael Shaara (the book that the movie //Gettysburg// is based on)
 * //Don't Know Much About History// (1990) by Kenneth C. Davis (information from this unit can be found in Chapter #4: Apocalypse Then//?//)
 * //Don't Know Much About the Civil War// (1999) by Kenneth C. Davis
 * //Gods and Generals// (1996) and //The Last Full Measure// (1998) by Jeff Shaara (prequel and sequel to the //Killer Angels//)
 * //Confederates in the Attic// (1998) by Tony Horwitz
 * //Gone for Soldiers// (2003) by Jeff Shaara (novel on the Mexican-American War)
 * //April 1865: The Month That Saved America// (2001) by Jay Winik ([|Google Preview])
 * //Assassination Vacation// (2005) by Sarah Vowell ([|Google Preview])
 * //Midnight Rising: John Brown and the Raid That Sparked the Civil War// (2011) by Tony Horwitz