Standard 4-6: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the causes, the course, and the effects of the American Civil War.
4-6.4 Summarize significant battles, strategies, and turning points of the Civil War, including the battles of Fort Sumter and Gettysburg, the Emancipation Proclamation, the role of African Americans in the war, the surrender at Appomattox, and the assassination of President Lincoln.
4-6.5 Explain the social, economic, and political effects of the Civil War on the United States.