It was the greatest war in American history. 3 million fought - 600,000 died. It was the only war fought on American soil by Americans.

Some sites to help in this effort:

• CivilWar.com
  Our goal is to be an unparalleled site with superior quality graphics and a more extensive source of information about the Civil War presented anywhere on the Internet and to be a resource to students of all ages about the history of the American Civil War.
  http://www.civilwar.com

• Civil War for Kids (Elementary)
  The students in Mrs. Huber's class at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, NY learned about the Civil War and made a timeline of important events from 1860 to 1865. The bar graphs contain data about the North and the South in 1861. They looked at Civil War battle victories, used mapping skills to examine the nation in detail and made both Confederate and Union flags. They have drawings of uniforms, short biographies of leaders, links to other sites, and activity sheets.
  http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/civilwar/cwar.htm

• PBS: Africans in America
  The Web site chronicles the history of racial slavery in the United States -- from the start of the Atlantic slave trade in the 16th century to the end of the American Civil War in 1865. The Teacher's Guide provides a context for teachers and students to use the Web in and out of the classroom.
  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html

• AmericanCivilWar.com
  Provides a very comprehensive source of Civil War related information, which can be utilized as research source material. The target reader is the student doing research during K-12 Civil War History blocks, the College and University American History requirements, and the Civil War buff.
  http://www.americancivilwar.com

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This week features a first-ever study from The College Board on the Advanced Placement Program®:

Advanced Placement Report to the Nation 2005
http://www.collegeboard.com/about/news_info/ap/2005/index.html
As the Advanced Placement Program® approaches its fiftieth anniversary (the 2005-06 academic year), the College Board—the not-for-profit organization that administers the AP® Program—has released the first-ever Advanced Placement Report to the Nation. This report uses a combination of state, national, and AP Program data in new ways to provide each state, as well as the nation as a whole, with a context for celebrating successes, understanding challenges, and setting meaningful and data-driven goals to connect more students to college success.

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