U.S. History Goal 3 Essential Questions/Skills

Goal 3 Crisis, Civil War, and Reconstruction (1848-1877) - The learner will analyze the issues that led to the Civil War, the effects of the war, and the impact of Reconstruction on the nation.

3.01 Trace the economic, social, and political events from the Mexican War to the outbreak of the Civil War.

 Understand how the Mexican War increased tensions between the North and South.

 Trace the development of the abolition movement.

 Develop the reasons for the increased sectionalism between the North and South.

 Trace the development of the Republican Party.

 Evaluate political developments of this time such as: Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, Compromise of 1850, Freeport Doctrine, Dred Scott decision and LeCompton Constitution.

3.02 Analyze and assess the causes of the Civil War.

 Understand the economies of the geographic areas.

 Trace the concept of states rights.

 Explain impact of the Fugitive Slave Law on the start of the Civil War.

 Understand the immediate causes of the Civil War.

3.03 Identify political and military turning points of the Civil War and assess their significance to the outcome of the conflict.

 Understand the political and military tactics of the leaders of the Civil War.

 Locate battle sites during the Civil War; trace Northern and Southern strategies.

 Evaluate the effect executive powers had on the Civil War.

 Evaluate the effect of the assassination of Lincoln on the end of the Civil War.

3.04 Analyze the political, economic, and social impact of Reconstruction on the nation and identify the reasons why Reconstruction came to an end.

 Evaluate the effects of military occupation of the South.

 Trace the process of Reconstruction.

 Trace the military and political developments during Reconstruction.

 List the reasons Reconstruction ended.

3.05 Evaluate the degree to which the Civil War and Reconstruction proved to be a test of the supremacy of the national government.

 Understand the failure of secession.

 Trace the events leading to a restoration of federal government supremacy.

 Evaluate the impact of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.

RESOURCES:

TextbookChapters 10, 11, 12

Videos8 Causes of the Civil War, 9 The Civil War, 10 Reconstruction and Segregation

ABC Blue Book Chapter 3

Internet (online summaries and practice quizzes)

(online version of textbook)

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Essential Questions by Objective:

3.01

  1. 3.01 How did the Mexican War lead to an increase in tensions between the North and the South?
  2. 3.01 How did territorial expansion lead to an increase in tensions between the North and South?
  3. 3.01 How did Congress attempt to solve the problems created by territorial expansion?

3.02/3.03

  1. How did the issue of slavery lead to the civil war?
  2. What were the major causes of the civil war?
  3. How did feelings of sectionalism lead to the civil war?
  4. Why did the election of Lincoln lead to southern secession?
  5. Who were the key personalities and major battles of the Civil War?
  6. Why were the Battle of Gettysburg and the Siege of Vicksburg were considered the turning points of the war?
  7. How did the Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg affect the outcome of the war?
  8. In what ways did politics affect the outcome of the war?

3.04/3.05

  1. 3.04 How are civil liberties challenged during times of conflict?
  2. 3.04 What role did politics play in designing plans to rebuild the economy of the south?
  3. 3.04 How did the economy of the south change following the Civil War?
  4. 3.04 How did Reconstruction impact the lives of former Slaves, and poor Whites?
  5. 3.04 To what extent did Reconstruction establish the supremacy of the National government?
  6. 3.05 To what extent did the government of the south change as a result of the Civil War?
  7. 3.05 To what extend were African Americans represented in the new government?
  8. 3.05 How and why did Reconstruction come to an end?

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