Ledyard Public Schools

Unit 4: The Civil War

(Suggested amount of time to spend on unit: mid-March to end-May)

FOCUS QUESTIONS

FQ1: What were the similarities and differences between the North and the South? (EQ3,5,6)

Agricultural versus industrial societies
Sectionalism
Slavery
Inventions / technological shifts
Nation's growth

S2; PS1 Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of major events and trends of United States history.

S4; PS2 Describe and analyze, using historical data the options which are available to parties involved in contemporary conflicts or decision making.

S3; PS9 Explain how economic factors influence historical events in the United states and other regions of the world.

FQ2: How did the relationship between the North and the South progress from compromise to war? (EQ 3,4)

States' rights
Election of President Lincoln
Secession (Jefferson Davis)
Battle of Fort Sumter

S2; PS1 Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of major events and trends of United States history.

S3; PS6 Explain reasons for conflict and the ways conflicts have been resolved.

S2; PS4 Locate the events, peoples and places they have studied in time and places.

FQ3: How did the following events effect the progress of the war? (EQ2)

Bull Run / Manassas
Antietam
Gettysburg/Vicksburg
Emancipation Proclamation
Sherman's March
Appomattox Courthouse

S2; PS1 Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of major events and trends of United States history

S2; PS4 Locate the events, peoples and places they have studied in time and places.

FQ4: How did the Civil War impact Americans? (EQ1,2,3,5,6)

Agricultural versus industrial societies
Slavery: 13 th and 14 th Amendment
Nation's growth

S3; PS6 Explain reasons for conflict and the ways S4; PS2 Describe and analyze, using historical data and conflicts have been resolved. understandings, the options which are available to parties involved in contemporary conflicts or decision making.

NOTES TO TEACHER:

Slavery will be a continual theme throughout many units of the 4th and 5th grade curriculum. When teaching Gettysburg make sure to include a discussion of Vicksburg Connect FQ4 back to FQ1.

RESOURCES:

Provided resources:

America Will Be - Chapter 18 - Selected topics
America Will Be - 13 th & 14 th Amendment, pg. 545
America Will Be - Gettysburg Address, pg. 556

RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES:

Create groups representing the North and South and simulate various aspects
Use graphic organizers to compare/contrast the North and the South
Hold a North versus South debate
Individual students take an identity of a time period person and create a timeline that follows that person's experiences

ASSESSMENTS:

Essential questions
Focus questions
Performance tasks
Tests/quizzes
Teacher observations