Constitution 101 Resources

12.4 Activity Guide: Lincoln and Preserving the Union Note Catcher Tool

This activity is part of Module 12: Slavery in America: From the Founding to America’s Second Founding from the Constitution 101 Curriculum


In this activity, you will use primary documents to explore the meaning of the Civil War.

Read the assigned sources and record your notes using the tool attached. For each source, include:

Key Terms and Questions
(After you’ve read the essay, write down key words or terms, and big ideas or questions.)

Notes
(While you read the essay, take notes in an outline format.)

A Summary
(After you’ve read the essay, write a short paragraph summarizing it.)