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= Civil War = **G.E.-based Unit Objectives** (H&SS7-8:9) Students will be able to analyze primary sources (e.g. US Constitution, legislative record, etc.) and determine that the U.S. Civil War was destined to happen due to increasing tension between the [|industrial]north and the [|agrarian]south.

(H&SS7-8:10) Students will evaluate the effect [|President Lincoln's] election had on rising tensions between the North and South.

(H&SS7-8:2) Students will analyze human loss during the U.S. Civil War and argue whether the cost of war was worth paying.

(H&SS7-8:9&17) Students will evaluate how actions taken by portions of the American [|citizenry]and government during the late [|antebellum]period and Civil War period helped “open doors” for African Americans (e.g., [|Harpers Ferry raid], Emancipation Proclamation, creation of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, etc.)

(H&SS7-8:8) Students will understand Vermont's role in the Civil War.

(H&SS7-8:10) Students will understand how [|the 13th, 14th and 15th Constitutional Amendments] solidify the progress made during the Civil War.