5th+Grade+Unit+8-+The+Civil+War

· Was the Civil War inevitable? · Was the Civil War detrimental or beneficial to the growth of our nation? · The Civil War was caused by tensions between the North and South, Abraham Lincoln's election and the bombardment of Fort Sumter. · Students will be able to analyze the events as well as the social, political and economic causes of the Civil War (slavery, westward expansion, state's rights vs. Federal rights, election of Abraham Lincoln, bombardment of Fort Sumter) · Students will be able to identify the outcomes of the Civil War and the need for reconstruction. ....
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