Warfare in the 19th Century

Authors

Freddy Enrique Moran, Temple University

Document Type

Teaching Material

Publication Date

Fall 2021

Comments

Standards:

8.3.9

• Identify and analyze primary documents, materials artifacts, and historic sites important in United States history from 1787 - 1914

Abstract

Students will be learning about 19^th century warfare and challenges nations faced when fighting a war. The lesson will be accomplished through primary source journal entries and graphs.

Grade Level: 9-12

Lesson Length: 60 minutes

Purpose: Students will read the excerpt from multiple sources and will compare and contrast warfare from the 19^th century and the 20^th century.

Learning Outcomes:

• Student will have the ability to point to specific reasons as to what could have made the Civil War so deadly a conflict.
• Students will give specific examples as to how the Civil War changed/impacted the lives of students, professors, and citizens.
• The students will be able to interpret and analyze both a primary and secondary documents related to the civil war.
• Students will be able to infer historical context from images, such as graphs.

Recommended Citation

Moran, Freddy Enrique, "Warfare in the 19th Century" (2021). Lesson Plans. Paper 4.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/historylessonplans/4

Language

English