Introduction

Fort Sumter
NC Secession
NC Soldiers Union & Confederate
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Gettysburg Address
Surrender (Lee @ Appomattox, J. Johnston @ Bennett Place [Durham,NC])
The Assassination of Lincoln & Trail of John Wilkes Booth
Reconstruction and Rise of Jim Crow
Wyatt Outlaw & The Red Record *Field trip opportunity Graham Courthouse *Debate opportunity CSA statue vs Brick Plaque to W.O.

Student Projects:

Civil War Research Project (Typed Paper with Citations, Creation of an artifact (Diorama), & Media Presentation.) * Civil War Institute Competition

🥅 Standard(s)/Objective(s)

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Explain how the Civil War started and key turning points/watershed events during the war the influenced its outcome.

Identify key leaders during this unit and evaluate how they impacted the development of the United States.

Explain how regional economies played a role in events leading to Civil War and the battle strategies of the opposing sides

Create a timeline of events (long term) that eventually lead our nation to civil war.

Explain the purpose of the three Civil War Amendments (13th, 14th, and 15th) to the US Constitution as well as connections issues of the day for modern time.

Evaluate the political, social, and economic effects of Reconstruction from multiple perspectives.

Describe the challenges and opportunities faced by newly freed African-Americans during reconstruction.

Analyze the impact of legislation such as the Reconstruction amendments and the Black Codes.

Analyze post-Civil War economic factors, industries, and agriculture of both North Carolina and the United States.

Evaluate the implications of the Plessey v Ferguson case on society in relation to the goals of Reconstruction.

Describe the role of Jim Crow laws on segregation and the conflict that resulted.

Standards

History

8.H.1.1 - Construct charts, graphs, and historical narratives to explain particular events or issues.

8.H.1.2 - Summarize the literal meaning of historical documents in order to establish context.

8.H.1.3 - Use primary and secondary sources to interpret various historical perspectives.

8.H.1.4 - Use historical inquiry to evaluate the validity of sources used to construct historical narratives (e.g. formulate historical questions, gather data from a variety of sources, evaluate and interpret data and support interpretations with historical evidence).

8.H.1.5 - Analyze the relationship between historical context and decision-making

8.H.2.1 - Explain the impact of economic, political, social, and military conflicts (e.g. war, slavery, states’ rights and citizenship and immigration policies) on the development of North Carolina and the United States.

8.H.2.2 - Summarize how leadership and citizen actions (e.g. the founding fathers, the Regulators, the Greensboro Four, and participants of the Wilmington Race Riots, 1898) influenced the outcome of key conflicts in North Carolina and the United States.

8.H.2.3 - Summarize the role of debate, compromise, and negotiation during significant periods in the history of North Carolina and the United States.

8.H.3.2 - Explain how changes brought about by technology and other innovations affected individuals and groups in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. advancements in transportation, communication networks and business practices).

8.H.3.3 Explain how individuals and groups have influenced economic, political and social change in North Carolina and the United States.

8.H.3.4 - Compare historical and contemporary issues to understand continuity and change in the development of North Carolina and the United States

Civics & Government

8.C&G.1.1 - Summarize democratic ideals expressed in local, state, and national government (e.g. limited government, popular sovereignty, separation of powers, republicanism, federalism and individual rights).

8.C&G.1.3 - Analyze differing viewpoints on the scope and power of state and national governments (e.g. Federalists and anti-Federalists, education, immigration and healthcare).

8.C&G.1.4 - Analyze access to democratic rights and freedoms among various groups in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. enslaved people, women, wage earners, landless farmers, American Indians, African Americans and other ethnic groups).

8.C&G.2.3 - Explain the impact of human and civil rights issues throughout North Carolina and United States history

Economics

8.E.1.1 - Explain how conflict, cooperation, and competition influenced periods of economic growth and decline (e.g. economic depressions and recessions)

Geography

8.G.1.1 - Explain how location and place have presented opportunities and challenges for the movement of people, goods, and ideas in North Carolina and the United States.

8.G.1.3 - Explain how human and environmental interaction affected quality of life and settlement patterns in North Carolina and the United States (e.g. environmental, disasters, infrastructure development, coastal restoration and alternative sources of energy)

Culture

8.C.1.1 - Explain how influences from Africa, Europe, and the Americas impacted North Carolina and the United States (e.g. Columbian Exchange, slavery and the decline of the American Indian populations).

8.C.1.2 - Summarize the origin of beliefs, practices, and traditions that represent various groups within North Carolina and the United States (e.g. Moravians, Scots-Irish, Highland Scots, Latinos, Hmong, Africans, and American Indians

Vocabulary

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