RESOURCE:

Great Seal of the Confederacy

Grade Range: 5-12
Resource Type(s): Primary Source, Artifacts
Date Posted: 12/23/2010

Seal with an equestrian portrait of George Washington, surrounded by a wreath composed of the principal agricultural products of the Confederacy including cotton, tobacco, sugar cane, wheat, and rice. Embossed around the edge, "The Confederate States of America: 22 February, 1862" and the motto Deo Vindice, or "God will vindicate."

National Standards

Historical Thinking Standards (Grades 5-12)

United States History Standards (Grades 5-12)

Instructional Strategies

Museum education

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Keywords

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