1. Review A Nation Divided and Rebuilt

2. Chapter 15 The Nation Breaking Apart
Identify the key political issues of 1848
Understand the Kansas-Nebraska Act and its importance
Understand the Dred Scott decision and the result of the it
Know who John Brown was and what he did
Understand the events that led to secession

3. Chapter 16 The Civil War Begins
Know the advantages and disadvantages of the North and South
Understand the importance of the First of Battle of Bull Run
Know who fought in the war
Understand important successes of Grant and Lee

4. Chapter 17 The Tide of War Turns
Understand the specifics of the Emancipation Proclamation
Understand draft laws and bounties
Explain what turned the tide of the war
Know when slavery ended
Know the consequences of the war

5. Chapter 18 Reconstruction
Know the goals of Radical Republicans
Know the reasons for Andrew Johnson’s impeachment
Understand the significance of the term “40 acres and a mule”
Know the problems that occurred during Grant’s presidency
Understand the Compromise of 1877