🔥 Want Students to Truly Understand the Cause of the Civil War?

Grab this free quote analysis activity that helps students examine real voices from the past to answer: Was the Civil War really about slavery?

  • 3 powerful primary source quotes (Stephens, Lincoln, SC Declaration)

  • Graphic organizer to guide student thinking

  • Sentence stems for support

  • Final reflection writing prompt

  • Answer key included

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