TARGET Civil War
HISTORY LEARNING TARGET #7: What were the causes of the Civil War? I can explain how the
following issues caused the Civil War: Slavery, US territorial expansion through Manifest Destiny, extension
of slavery into territories, Dred Scott decision, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Abolitionist Movement, Frederick
Douglas, John Brown, States’ Rights, different economies of North & South, addition of new “slave/free”
states to Union through Missouri Compromise & Compromise of 1850 & their impact on the balance of power
in Senate, Lincoln-Douglas debates, presidential election of 1860 & South’s secession.
HISTORY LEARNING TARGET #7: What were the consequences of the Civil War? I can explain
Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee & Ulysses S. Grant’s contributions to the Civil War. I can explain how the
Emancipation Proclamation affected the Civil War. I can explain how the Battle of Gettysburg affected the
Civil War.
PEOPLE IN SOCIETIES LEARNING TARGET #2: Why do some cultural groups get along while others
don’t? I can analyze the economic, geographic, religious & political factors that contributed to the
resistance of slavery. I can explain the social, economic & political effects of stereotyping, prejudice, racism
& discrimination.
CITIZENSHIP LEARNING TARGET #1: How can people participate to attain civic & public goals? I can
explain how abolitionists used the Underground Railroad to lead slaves to freedom.
CITIZENSHIP LEARNING TARGET #2: What historical origins influenced the rights US citizens have
today? I can explain how Frederick Douglas & the abolitionist movement furthered the rights of African
Americans.
ECONOMICS LEARNING TARGET #1: How does the endowment of resources affect economic decisions
& global interactions? I can explain how the uneven distribution of productive resources influenced the
civil War.
TARGET Civil War