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IV. Civil War and Reconstruction--1850-1877

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1. American Inventors and Inventions
2. Archaeology at Andersonville
3. The Civil War Artillery Page
4. Notorious: Rocking Chair
5. TeachersFirst's Inventor's Workshop
6. Zoom Inventors and Inventions: Inventors and Inventions from 1851-1900

American Inventors and Inventions
http://www.150.si.edu/150trav/remember/amerinv.htm

If you need a web site on American inventors and inventions of 1780-1900, then this is a site for you. I think this is a good site for information about inventors and inventions because it has great photos of inventions. If you click on a photo it will tell you about the invention and the inventor. This web site has all the information you would need. I recommend it to students age 10 and above. This site is also very easy to read and contains accurate information.

• Student Author: Asime Z.
• Teacher: Kathy Nelson
• This site helped Kathy Nelson's class answer the question(s) "Who were the inventors during the Industrial Revolution (1790-1900) and what did they invent?"
• Technology Teacher: Jill Cohan
• School: Ray F. Sennett Middle School
• Year: 2001-2002

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Archaeology at Andersonville
http://www.cr.nps.gov/seac/andearch.htm

Archeological investigations of the Andersonville prison on this web site are fascinating and show how the prison was actually constructed. The U.S. National Park Service established the site in 1995 as a public service. You can find out about archeological investigations made at the prison site between 1987 and 1990. This site included photos of actual archeological digs, which determined the precise nature and locations of prison stockade walls and gates. It also shows examples of artifacts found at the prison site, a birdseye view of the prison and an eyewitness drawing of a former prisoner. The site is very easy to use and also brings you more information on the historical background of the Andersonville Civil War Prison. Links you can get to from this web site are the "American Civil War," "Geneva Convention on treatment of prisoners-of-war," and the "Andersonville National Historic Site." If you want to get a first hand account of what's involved in an archeology dig or more about the Southeast Archeological Center, try out this web site.

• Student Author: Devin R.
• Teacher: Karen Schultz
• This site helped Karen Schultz's class answer the question(s) "What Internet sites are available to help students expand their knowledge about interesting topics related to the Civil War?"
• Librarian: Marcy Voss
• School: Whitehorse Middle School
• Year: 2000-2001

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The Civil War Artillery Page
http://www.cwartillery.org/artillery.html

If you ever have to do a report on artillery this is a great site to use because of all the sub-topics and links. When you use this site it is easy to find the topics you are looking for and the whole site loads very quickly. Useful information is organized about the following topics: Organization and Drills, Weapons, Ammunition, Equipment, Famous Weapons, and last of all Famous Artilleries. Pictures and diagrams are included in the text. The webmaster is a librarian who participates in Civil War reenactment groups. The web site has won awards for Civil War sites.

• Student Author: Travis F.
• Teacher: Karen Schultz
• This site helped Karen Schultz's class answer the question(s) "What Internet sites are available to help students expand their knowledge about interesting topics related to the Civil War?"
• Librarian: Marcy Voss
• School: Whitehorse Middle School
• Year: 2000-2001

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Notorious: Rocking Chair
http://museumstudies.si.edu/movingon/project/oakland
/chair.html

Do you know who aided Archy Lee, a famous slave whose landmark trial helped protest slavery in California, escape? Notorious is a two page website that supplies information on May Ellen Pleasant, who helped fight for civil rights during the time of the gold rush, by helping slaves escape to Canada and "free" areas of the United States. I liked the graphics and how the text was easy to understand, but I wish it had more information on her early life. The site, sponsored by Susheel Bibbs, provided answers to my questions about aiders or harborers in the underground railroad during the 1850's. For information on an important woman, who provided help on the Underground Railroad, this is a great site to visit!

• Student Author: Sandy D.
• Teacher: Jan Tuccinardi
• This site helped Jan Tuccinardi's class answer the question(s) "What women helped on the underground railroad in the 1850's?"
• Librarian: Julie Weis
• School: Velma Hamilton Middle School
• Year: 2001-2002

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TeachersFirst's Inventor's Workshop
http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/inventor/index.htm

This site has a wonderful description of inventors and inventions of the Industrial Revolution. Colorful graphics and understandable descriptions make it easy to remember. At the end of all the information pages, there is an easy quiz that you may take to see how well you remembered. The information should be correct since it is a teacher resource web site. Anybody in fifth grade or older is good for this fantastic site. If any invention or inventor is to be researched on, this web site is the best.

• Student Author: Becky M.
• Teacher: Kathy Nelson
• This site helped Kathy Nelson's class answer the question(s) "Who were the inventors during the Industrial Revolution (1790-1900) and what did they invent?"
• Technology Teacher: Jill Cohan
• School: Ray F. Sennett Middle School
• Year: 2001-2002

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Zoom Inventors and Inventions: Inventors and Inventions from 1851-1900
http://www.zoomschool.com/inventors/1800b

If you need to do a report on inventors or inventions and don't like having to read long, boring, or complicated web sites, this site is for you. This web site features an alphabetized list with information about important inventions invented from 1851-1900 and the people who invented them. It includes photos or graphics with most entries and contains most of the information you would need if you were writing a report. It is very helpful and I recommend it for ages 8-14.

• Student Author: David M.
• Teacher: Kathy Nelson
• This site helped Kathy Nelson's class answer the question(s) "Who were the inventors during the Industrial Revolution (1790-1900) and what did they invent?"
• Technology Teacher: Jill Cohan
• School: Ray F. Sennett Middle School
• Year: 2001-2002

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