Divided Ireland: Teenage Poems

MY LIFE I live in a country where there is war Stabbings, beatings we don’t want no more I grew up in this violence, I know what it’s like To walk down the street an get in a fight I’ve been jumped a few times, outside a bar Got punched in the nose an kicked [...]

KS3 Civil War project

Key Questions for your assignment 1. What was the American Civil War and what were its main causes? Write an introduction to the war. Note its Date, location and background. Find out the major cause but think about other possible causes too. That is, slavery of course, , but also think about industry, power, control [...]

The Black Experience in the American Civil War (2)

The issues of emancipation and military service were intertwined from the onset of the Civil War.

The Black Experience of the Civil war

What was the black experience during the American Civil war?

KS3:History Overview

History at key stage 3 Over the course of Year 9, the students will explore three challenging areas of historical controversy in modern history: the British Empire; the Black Peoples of America and Divided Ireland 1. The British Empire How was it that, by 1900, Britain controlled nearly a quarter of the world? In this [...]