What was life like for the Civil War Soldier?

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• Students will be able to search for specific topics in primary sources and determine their relevancy to the given topic.
• Students will be able to evaluate different interpretations of causes for Northern entry into the Civil War.
• Students will select reasons for Northern entry into the Civil War and defend their selections with reasons based on the primary sources they have read.
  
  
• Materials:
  Valley of the Shadow website
  Worksheets and Background Material listed in Procedure:
  • background information
    worksheet.
    

Standards:

National History Standards: Standards in Historical Thinking

2: Historical Comprehension
3: Historical Analysis and Interpretation
4: Historical Research Capabilities
Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction

Virginia Standards of Learning

5.7 The student will identify causes, key events, and effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction, with emphasis on life on the battlefield and on the homefront

5.9 The student will develop skills for historical analysis, including the ability to * identify, analyze, and interpret primary sources