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K.1
The student will recognize that history describes events and people of other times and places by
a) identifying examples of past events in legends, stories, and historical accounts of
Pocahontas, George Washington, Betsy Ross, and Abraham Lincoln;
b) identifying the people and events honored by the holidays of Thanksgiving Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, and Independence Day (Fourth of July).
1.2
The student will describe the stories of American leaders and their contributions to our country, with emphasis on George Washington,
Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington Carver.
2.11
The student will identify George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, Helen Keller, Jackie Robinson, and Martin Luther King, Jr. as Americans whose
contributions improved the lives of other Americans.
3.11
The student will explain the importance of the basic principles that form the foundation of a republican form of government by
a) describing the individual rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; and equality under the law;
b) identifying the contributions of George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall, and Martin Luther King, Jr.;
c) recognizing that Veterans Day and Memorial Day honor people who have served to protect the country's freedoms.
VS.1
The student will develop skills for historical and geographical analysis including the ability to
a) identify and interpret artifacts and primary and secondary source documents to understand events in history;
b) determine cause and effect relationships;
c) compare and contrast historical events;
d) draw conclusions and make generalizations;
e) make connections between past and present;
f) sequence events in Virginia history;
g) interpret ideas and events from different historical perspectives;
h) evaluate and discuss issues orally and in writing;
i) analyze and interpret maps to explain relationships among landforms, water features, climatic characteristics, and historical events.
VS.7 - Civil War and Post-War Eras
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the issues that divided our nation and led to the Civil War by
a) identifying the events and differences between northern and southern states that divided Virginians and led
to secession, war, and the creation of West Virginia;
b) describing Virginia's role in the war, including identifying major battles that took place in Virginia.
USI.9 - Civil War and Reconstruction: 1860s to 1877
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the causes, major events, and effects of the Civil War by
a) describing the cultural, economic, and constitutional issues that divided the nation;
b) explaining how the issues of states' rights and slavery increased sectional tensions;
c) identifying on a map the states that seceded from the Union and those that remained in the Union;
d) describing the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis,
Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas
"Stonewall" Jackson, and Frederick Douglass in events leading to and during the war;
e) using maps to explain critical developments in the war, including major battles;
f) describing the effects of war from the perspectives of Union and Confederate soldiers (including black soldiers),
women, and slaves.
VUS.7 - Civil War and Reconstruction: 1860 to 1877
The student will demonstrate knowledge of the Civil War and Reconstruction Era and its importance as a major
turning point in American history by
a) identifying the major events and the roles of key leaders of the Civil War Era, with emphasis on
Abraham Lincoln,
Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Frederick Douglass;
b) analyzing the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and the principles outlined in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address;
c) examining the political, economic, and social impact of the war and Reconstruction, including the
adoption of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States.
Updated October 2003
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