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| Reconfiguring Virginia: IntroductionThis program looks at why some Virginians decided to take the state out of the union, and why other Virginians decided to divide Virginia and form a new state.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
| The ConventionDespite the opposition of Governor Letcher, the Virginia General Assembly called for a state convention to consider the issue of succession. Delegates to the convention were elected on February 4, 1861, the same day other southern states met in Montgomery, Alabama to form the Confederate States of America.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Election of Abraham LincolnThe creation of West Virginia was not purely a political process carried out at conventions by delegates. It was a product of war and military victories...some of the first battles of the Civil War. It's a story with roots deep in Virginia's past. This program begins its look at this time with the election of Abraham Lincoln.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Fort SumterSince their own succession from the Union, South Carolinians had been mobilizing, for months, to occupy federal forts...and Lincoln was resolved to hold those forts. These tensions came to a head on April 12, 1861 when South Carolina forces fired on Fort Sumter.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
| A Separation of StateWhile Virginians went to the polls to vote, some leading men from the western counties were already meeting to consider forming a separate government.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
| After the WarThroughout World War I, Maggie and the St. Lukes, like most African-Americans, support the war effort. But when the African-American troops return home, having helped save the world for democracy, they face virulent racial hostility.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Introduction to Maggie WalkerMaggie Walker was born into the post Civil War era where women, especially African-American women did not have many opportunities for success.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
| A Legend DiesMaggie Walker is honored by many as her health deteriorates, and when she finally passes away, she leaves a legacy that will benefit all those that follow.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
| Racial Unrest after the Civil WarVirginia was still reeling emotionally from the Civil War during Maggie Walker's early years. As a result, policy and laws are enacted are put in place to separate the races. This did not stop African-Americans from creating opportunity for themselves.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
| ProgressivismAs Maggie Walker is rising in the rough and tumble world of business, progressivism, with its call for governmental regulation of business, is sweeping the nation.Grades 3-5 | 6-8 History-Social Science |
