Lesson 1:
Lesson 2:
Escape from slavery:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/index.htm
Write a secret letter:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/secret_letter.htm
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Compare two worlds:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/map.htm
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Webquest:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/harriet_tubman.htm
Rags to Riches game:
Lesson 3:
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/category/american-civil-war
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Draw a map
Have students draw or trace a map of the United States and put in the name of each state that existed at the time of the Civil War. Students can then color the states that were part of the Union gray and the states in the Confederacy blue.
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http://civilwar.mrdonn.org/maps-graphs.html
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Research:
What was Charleston like during the Civil War?
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