Field Trips
- Grade Level:
- High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
- Subject:
- Social Studies
- Common Core Standards:
- 6-8.RH.2, 6-8.RH.3, 6-8.RH.4, 6-8.RH.7, 11-12.RH.3, 11-12.RH.5, 11-12.RH.9
- State Standards:
- Missouri Learning Standards for Social Studies (9-12): (Theme 1) 1B, 1D, 1E, 2A, 2C, 5A, 5B (Theme 2) 1A, 1B 2A, 2B, 3B, 4A, 5B, 5C (Theme 3) 2A
Who is entitled to the rights of U.S. citizenship? What rights should be guaranteed by citizenship? Is voting a privilege or a right? These questions were vigorously debated in Ulysses S. Grant's time, and they remain points of intense debate today.
"Citizenship and Voting During the Civil War Era" challenges high school students to think about the ways the United States changed politically during the Civil War era. Students will take a historical journey from Dred Scott's freedom suit at the St. Louis Courthouse before the Civil War to the fight for citizenship and voting rights for women and African Americans during Reconstruction. The field trip consists of three different activities at the park:
- A 22-minute film about Ulysses S. Grant's life
- A room-by-room tour of White Haven
- A hands-on activity in the Park Museum about Grant's presidency and the Reconstruction era
This field trip lasts 90 minutes long with about 30 minutes time at each activity station. Groups with extra time are welcome to extend the field trip to two hours (40 minutes at each station) if they so choose. Please note that only 15-20 people are allowed inside White Haven at one time. Schools with more than 20 students will be broken up into smaller groups and rotate between the three activities during the field trip.
Interested schools may contact the Education Coordinator at 314-842-1867 ext. 229 to schedule a field trip. Field trips may be scheduled on the top or bottom of each hour between 9AM and 3:30PM.
Last updated: May 13, 2020