Unit 6: Civil war and reconstruction
ss8h6, ss8e1, ss8E2a
The intent of this standard is for students to be able to explain the importance of the key issues and events that led to the Civil War. They should be able to discuss some of the important events and key battles that happened during the Civil War. Finally, students should be able to analyze the impact that Reconstruction had on Georgia and the other Southern states.
STANDARDS
SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia.
a. Explain the importance of key issues and events that led to the Civil War; include slavery, states’ rights, nullification, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and the Georgia Platform, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott case, election of 1860, the debate over secession in Georgia, and the role of Alexander Stephens.
b. State the importance of key events of the Civil War; include Antietam, the Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, the Union blockade of Georgia’s coast, Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Andersonville.
c. Analyze the impact of Reconstruction on Georgia and other southern states, emphasizing Freedmen’s Bureau; sharecropping and tenant farming; Reconstruction plans; 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the constitution; Henry McNeal Turner and black legislators; and the Ku Klux Klan.
SS8E1 The student will give examples of the kinds of goods and services produced in Georgia in different historical periods.
SS8E2 The student will explain the benefits of free trade.
a. Describe how Georgians have engaged in trade in different historical time periods.
a. Explain the importance of key issues and events that led to the Civil War; include slavery, states’ rights, nullification, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and the Georgia Platform, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott case, election of 1860, the debate over secession in Georgia, and the role of Alexander Stephens.
b. State the importance of key events of the Civil War; include Antietam, the Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, the Union blockade of Georgia’s coast, Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Andersonville.
c. Analyze the impact of Reconstruction on Georgia and other southern states, emphasizing Freedmen’s Bureau; sharecropping and tenant farming; Reconstruction plans; 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the constitution; Henry McNeal Turner and black legislators; and the Ku Klux Klan.
SS8E1 The student will give examples of the kinds of goods and services produced in Georgia in different historical periods.
SS8E2 The student will explain the benefits of free trade.
a. Describe how Georgians have engaged in trade in different historical time periods.
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
1. How did government policies and key issues lead to the civil war?
2. How did key battles and events influence the outcome of the Civil War?
3. How did Reconstruction after the Civil War affect Georgia and other southern states?
2. How did key battles and events influence the outcome of the Civil War?
3. How did Reconstruction after the Civil War affect Georgia and other southern states?
SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES
UNIT 6 RESOURCES
SS8H6a. The following activities are part of an independent study of the causes of the Civil War
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SS8H6a Newspaper Performance Task
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SS8H6b. How did key battles and events influence the outcome of the Civil War?
SS8H6b. Station Activities
Why did the North Win the War?
SS8H6c. How did Reconstruction after the Civil War affect Georgia and other southern states?
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