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

2. Unit 5: Civil War and Reconstruction Lesson 1: Antebellum Georgia
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3. Lesson 1: Antebellum Georgia
History Standard – SS8H6
The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

7. 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.

8. Unit 5: 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
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Verbs

9. Unit 5: Civil War and Reconstruction Lesson 2: The Civil War
Nouns
Verbs

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

11. 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.

12. Unit 5: 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
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13. Unit 5: Civil War and Reconstruction Lesson 3: Reconstruction
Nouns
Verbs

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

15. 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.

16. Unit 5: 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
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