Benchmark:  As the United States expanded westward, major issues, some of them from the first years of the nation, began to challenge the stability of the nation. As the nation expanded, issues of states rights, the institution of slavery, and economic development culminated in a Civil War. This war formally ended slavery and strengthened the power of the Federal government. The era after the Civil War was a time of major economic development and technological innovation.
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WEEK OF April 15-19
​MONDAY-
  • Important People of the Civil War and Civil War Leaders-Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Stonewall Jackson, etc.

TUESDAY-
  • Civil War Quiz#1
  • ELA RISE TEST

WEDNESDAY- 
  • Women in the war effort-Clara Barton, Elizabeth Van Lew, Mary Chestnut, Belle Boyd, Mary Walker, Mary Browser, Susie King Taylor

THURSDAY- 
  • A Soldier's Life
  • Black Recruitment
  • Civil War Prisoners

​FRIDAY- ​​ 
  • Students will read 7 Primary Source documents to analyze and answer questions
  • CIVIL WAR QUIZ #2​
Standard 4
Students will understand that the 19th century was a time of incredible change for the United States, including geographic expansion, constitutional crisis, and economic growth.
​Objective 2
Assess the geographic, cultural, political, and economic divisions between regions that contributed to the Civil War
Objective 3
Evaluate the course of events of the Civil War and its impact both immediate and long-term.
Objective 4
Understand the impact of major economic forces at work in the post-Civil War.