Why Did the North Fight?
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K-12 Objectives:
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Students will be able to search for specific topics in
primary sources and determine their relevancy to the given topic.
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Students will be able to evaluate different interpretations
of causes for Northern entry into the Civil War.
- Students will be select reasons for Northern entry into the Civil War and
defend their selections with reasons based on the primary sources they have
read.
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Materials:
Worksheets and Background Material listed in Procedure:
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
11.6: The student will analyze the causes and effects of major events of
the Civil War and Reconstruction
11.17: The student will develop skills for historical analysis
Center for Technology and Teacher Education,
University of Virginia. This module created by
Anthony P. Dralle of the University of Virginia.