“Unpacking the Standards”: Civil War and Reconstruction 8th Grade Social Studies

Unit 4: Civil War and Reconstruction Lesson 1: Antebellum Georgia Nouns Verbs

Lesson 1: Antebellum Georgia History Standard – SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia.

Find the major verbs and nouns and label them on your “T” Chart. SS8H6 Elements a. Explain the importance of key issues and events that led to the Civil War; include slavery, states’ rights, nullification, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850 and the Georgia Platform, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott case, election of 1860, the debate over secession in Georgia, and the role of Alexander Stephens.

Lesson 1: Antebellum Georgia Economics Standard – SS8E1 The student will give examples of the kinds of goods and services produced in Georgia in different historical periods.

Lesson 1: Antebellum Georgia Economics Standard – SS8E2 The student will explain the benefits of free trade.

Find the major verbs and nouns and label them on your “T” Chart. SS8E2 Elements a. Describe how Georgians have engaged in trade in different historical time periods.

Unit 4: Civil War and Reconstruction Lesson 1: Antebellum Georgia Importance of key issues and events that led to the Civil War: Slavery States’ Rights Nullification Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 and the GA Platform Kansas-Nebraska Act Dred Scot case Election of 1860 Debate over secession in GA Role of Alexander Stephens Explain Nouns Verbs

Unit 4: Civil War and Reconstruction Lesson 2: The Civil War Nouns Verbs

Lesson 2: The Civil War History Standard – SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia.

Find the major verbs and nouns and label them on your “T” Chart. SS8H6 Elements b. State the importance of key events of the Civil War; include Antietam, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, the Union blockade of Georgia’s coast, Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Andersonville.

Unit 4: Civil War and Reconstruction Lesson 2: The Civil War Importance of key events of the Civil War: Antietam Emancipation Proclamation Gettysburg Chickamauga Union Blockade of GA’s coast Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign Sherman’s March to the Sea Andersonville State Nouns Verbs

Unit 4: Civil War and Reconstruction Lesson 3: Reconstruction Nouns Verbs

Lesson 3: Reconstruction History Standard – SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia.

Find the major verbs and nouns and label them on your “T” Chart. SS8H6 Elements c. Analyze the impact of Reconstruction on Georgia and other southern states, emphasizing Freedmen’s Bureau; sharecropping and tenant farming; Reconstruction plans; 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the constitution; Henry McNeal Turner and black legislators; and the Ku Klux Klan.

Unit 4: Civil War and Reconstruction Lesson 3: Reconstruction Impact of Reconstruction on Georgia and other southern states: Freedmen’s Bureau Sharecropping and Tenant Farming Reconstruction Plans 13th Amendment 14th Amendment 15th Amendment Henry McNeal Turner and black legislators Ku Klux Klan Analyze Nouns Verbs