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Geography skills- These skill are taught
throughout the year.
 I can locate major countries and regions of
the world on a map or globe.
 I can identify the routes of contact
between the Americas and Europe, Asia,
and Africa.
Geography skills- These skill are taught
throughout the year.
I can identify major landforms, bodies of
water, cities, and states.
I can identify the physical, economic, and
cultural regions of the United States.
1st Six Week- Chapter 1
Roots of the American People
8.1
I can explain the meaning of religion.
I can explain the connection between Judaism
and Christianity.
I can identify differences in the major religions.
I can explain how trade contributed to the growth
of three large empires in Africa.
I can explain what products were traded
throughout West African kingdoms both before
and after contact with Europeans.
1st Six Week- Chapter 1
Roots of the American People
8.2
I can identify natural resources used by the
Native American Cultures.
I can explain how people in different physical
environments developed into different
cultures.
I can identify the difference between
commercial and subsistence economies.
1st Six Week- Chapter 1
Roots of the American People
8.3
I can identify how the first Americans spread out
to inhabit North and South America.
I can use and identify key geographic element on
maps.
I can explain the achievements of the Maya in
science and mathematics.
I can give examples of how trade and conquest
made the Aztec a powerful empire.
I can explain how Inca leaders unified the people
of their empire.
1st Six Week- Chapter 1
Roots of the American People
8.4
I can describe how citizens participate in
Greek and Roman government.
 I can explain how Athenian democracy differs
from the Roman Republic
1st Six Week- Chapter 1
Roots of the American People
8.5
I can compare and contrast the characteristics
of the three largest empires
1st six weeks-Chapter 2
8.1
I can explain how religious and economic
differences spurred conflict.
I can explain how the French and Dutch
settlements affected Native Americans.
I can discuss how the French colonized North
America.
I can explain why the Dutch established New
Neitherlands.
1st six weeks-Chapter 2
8.2
 I can list natural resources traded in the Columbian
Exchange.
 I can identify two kinds of animals that Europeans
brought to America.
 I can explain who benefited most from the Columbian
Exchange.
 I can explain how most French settlers choose to make
their living.
 I can explain why the Dutch established settlements
along the Hudson River.
 I can identify information given on graphs and charts
1st six weeks-Chapter 2
8.3
 I can explain the goal of Marquette and Joliet ‘s voyage on the
Mississippi.
 I can discuss why the English took control of New Amsterdam.
 I can map and discuss voyages made to the Americas by European
explorers.
 I can explain how Prince Henry led Portugal into the Age of
Exploration.
 I can explain how sailors used mariner’s astrolabes to determine
latitude and longitude.
 I can explain how new technologies helped with exploration.
 I can explain the how the geographic locations of the settlements
contributed to their success
1st six weeks-Chapter 2
8.5
I can explain the causes and effects of how Spain
established an empire in the Americas.
I can explain why few Spanish conquistadors were
able to defeat the larger armies of the Aztec and
Incas.
I can explain the impact the Spanish had on the
Aztec and Inca Empires.
I can explain how the Spanish conquests changed
Mexico and South America.
I can explain how the Native Americans were
treated under the encomienda system.
1st six weeks-Chapter 2
8.6
I can explain why Columbus made the
decision to sail west.
I can detail the contributions made Balboa
and Magellan as explorers.
I can explain why the Spanish began bringing
enslaved Africans to the Americas.
I can discuss the rigid social system that
helped maintain control over the colonies.
1st six weeks-Chapter 3
8.1
 I can discuss the ideas, beliefs, and institutions the colonists
brought to America.
 I can show how different ways of life created cultural diversity in the
colonies.
 I can explain why William Penn called Pennsylvania “a holy
experiment”.
 I can compare and contrast the differences in religious tolerance in
the colonies.
 I can explain why the Pilgrims left England.
 I can discuss why the Puritans came to America.
 I can explain how religion developed new colonies in New England.
 I can explain why settlers moved from Massachusetts Bay to Rhode
Island and Connecticut.
1st six weeks-Chapter 3
8.2
I can explain why Jamestown settlers had
difficulties at first.
I can list the ways New England colonists
made a living.
I can map trade routes from America to
Europe.
I can explain why conditions favored the
development of plantations in the South.
1st six weeks-Chapter 3
8.3
I can explain the reasons why Jamestown
settlers and the Pilgrims left England.
I can compare and contrast the differences in
why early settlers left England.
I can why conditions favored farming in the
Middle colonies.
1st six weeks-Chapter 3
8.4
I can explain the purpose of the Virginia
House of Burgesses and the Mayflower
compact.
I can compare and contrast these two forms
of government.
I can explain the role the House of Burgesses
played in Virginia.
I can discuss why the Mayflower Compact was
important.
1st six weeks-Chapter 3
8.5
I can explain how and why the Spanish
established colonies on the borderlands.
I can explain the benefits England hoped to
gain from establishing colonies.
I can explain how Southern planter came to
depend on enslaved labor.
I can discuss what life is like on a plantation.
1st six weeks-Chapter 3
8.6
I can explain why Native Americans rebelled
against rule set by missions.
2nd six weeks-Chapter 4
8.1
I can explain cultural influences brought to the
Americas by Africans.
I can explain how religion influenced colonial
life.
I can discuss the affects of the Great
Awakening on American society.
I can name things brought to America by
Africans that have influenced the South.
2nd six weeks-Chapter 4
8.2
I can explain why large families were useful on
a farm.
I compare and contrast the difference in the
jobs of boys and girls.
I can explain the economy of the Southern
Colonies.
I can explain why slavery was part of the
South’s way of life
2nd six weeks-Chapter 4
8.3
I can describe the characteristics of colonial
society.
I can explain what groups settled along the
Appalachian Mountains.
2nd six weeks-Chapter 4
8.4
 I can explain how the colonists tried to establish their
rights as citizens.
 I can compare and contrast how the colonial
governments were organized.
 I can compare and contrast the different types of
colonial government.
 I can compare and contrast the goals of Enlightenment
thinkers on our government.
 I can explain how the bill of rights is a list freedoms the
government promises to protect.
 I can explain how the colonists tried to establish their
rights as citizens.
2nd six weeks-Chapter 4
8.5
I can explain how slavery developed in the
colonies.
I an explain the affects of slavery on colonial
life.
I can interpret and summarize portions of the
English Bill of Rights.
2nd six weeks-Chapter 4
8.6
I can explain why many colonists resented the
Navigation Act.
I can discuss the characteristics of an
extended family and the roles within.
I can identify the social classes in colonial
society.
2nd six weeks-Chapter 5
8.2
I can list different taxes placed on the
colonists after the French and Indian War.
I can list the different taxes placed on the
colonists by the British.
2nd six weeks-Chapter 5
8.4
I can discuss how the British government hoped
to end its money problems after the French and
Indian War.
I can discuss the accomplishments of the First
Continental Congress.
I can explain why the colonists formed the
Continental Congress.
I can explain how divided loyalties of the colonists
affected Second Continental Congress
2nd six weeks-Chapter 5
8.5
 I can explain how the outcome of the French and Indian War affected
North America
 I can explain why France and England both wanted land in the Ohio Valle
 I can explain why the Stamp Act Congress met.
 -I can list the events that led to the outbreak of the American Revolution.
 I can list the conflicts that led to the conflict at Lexington and Concord.
 I can explain what the Battle of Bunker Hill showed about the American
and British.
 I can explain how the British tax policies led to the revolution.
 I can list the nations that claimed land in North America in the 1700s.
 I can map and locate the events of the French and Indian War.
 I can tell the difference between primary and secondary sources of
information.
2nd six weeks-Chapter 5
8.6
I can explain the terms of the Proclamation of
1763.
I can explain why the colonists objected to the
Stamp Act.
I can explain how the colonists reacted to the
Townshend Act.
I can describe the reactions of the colonists
towards to American Revolution.
2nd six weeks-Chapter 6
8.4
 I can explain why many colonists favored declaring independence.
 I can explain what the Declaration of Independence says about
people’s rights.
 I can explain the steps the colonists took to secure and protect
American democracy.
 I can discuss why the Second Continental Congress is considered to
be the first government of the colonies.
 I can explain how European allies helped the Continental Army.
 I can discuss why the American victory at Saratoga was a turning
point in the war.
 I can explain effects the made the war widen to the West and South
2nd six weeks-Chapter 6
8.5
 I can explain how Washington defeated the Hessians at
Trenton and the British at Princeton.
 I can discuss the results of the Battle of Long Island.
 I can discuss why the winter at Valley Forge was so difficult.
 I can explain the reasons enslaved African Americans
choose to fight for the British.
 I can label and explain battles of the Revolution on a map.
 I can interpret maps and diagrams labeling battles of the
Revolution.
 I can explain the uses of primary and secondary sources in
studying the Revolution.
2nd six weeks-Chapter 6
8.6
 I can explain how the Declaration changed the nature of
the Revolution.
 I can discuss how Washington and his troops attacked
Trenton.
 I can explain the impact of France’s aid to the Patriot cause.
 I can explain the role women played in the Revolution.
 I can explain how Cornwallis and his men became trapped
at Yorktown.
 I can explain why many colonists favored independence.
 I can explain how the American Revolution affected France.
3rd six weeks- Chapter 7
8.4
 I can explain why Congress moved so quickly to pass the Bill of Rights.
 I can explain how the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution formed a foundation for
American democracy.
 I can compare and contrast the effectiveness of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.
 I can explain why large and small states argued over plans for the new Constitution.
 I can explain how the Constitution divides power between federal and state governments.
 I can explain why civil rights and liberties were so important to the people of the United States.
 I can discuss why many state constitutions limited the power of state governments.
 I can explain what compromises make up the United States Constitution.
 I can explain why Virginia and other states added a bill of right to their state constitutions
 I can list the strengths and weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
 I can explain how two ordinances turned national land into private holdings
 I can explain how Shay’s Rebellion demonstrated the strength of the national government under
the Articles of Confederation.
 I can discuss why delegates to the Constitutional Convention had to keep their debates secret.
 I can discuss why Antifederalists believed the Constitutional Convention had gone too far
 I can list and explain why the first ten amendments are important to U.S. citizens.
3rd six weeks- Chapter 7
8.5
I can explain how the Northwest Ordinance
provided for orderly growth in the West.
I can explain how the Three-Fifths
Compromise handled slaves as citizens in the
South.
3rd six weeks- Chapter 7
8.6
I can compare and contrast the Virginia plan
and the New Jersey Plan.
I can explain the significance of the
Constitution’s first phrase:”We the people of
the
United States”.
I can explain how the ideas from the
Enlightenment helped shape the Constitution
3rd six weeks-Constitution Handbook
8.4
 I can explain the rights and responsibilities of citizens of the
US through the Bill
 of Rights.
 I can discuss the importance of the first ten amendments.
 I can explain the Three Branches of Government and their
functions.
 I can list the powers of each branch of government.
 I can explain the powers of the federal, state, and local
governments.
 I can explain how amendments to the Constitution have
expanded American democracy.
 I can list and explain how the rights protect citizens.
3rd six weeks-Constitution Handbook
8.6
 I can name some of the goals that shaped the
Constitution.
 I can explain how the Constitution can be amended to
meet changing needs.
 I can explain how the Constitution creates a strong
government with roots in history that allowed for
change and also met the needs of the people.
 I can explain how amendments to the Constitution
have expanded American democracy.
 I can describe how the system of checks and balances
works.
4th six weeks-Chapter 8
8.2
I can explain the plans the new government made
to pay the US’s debt.
I can explain why there was such a large public
deb
I can describe Congress’s response to Hamilton’s
plan.
I can list the differences in tariffs and excise taxes.
I can explain why taxation caused the Whiskey
Rebellion.
4th six weeks-Chapter 8
8.3
I can read and understand maps describing
conflicting claims of settlers and Native
Americans.
4th six weeks-Chapter 8
8.4
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I can explain how President Washington set the course for a new nation.
I can explain the organization and functions of the tree branches of government.
I can explain why many nation leaders disliked political parties.
I can compare and contrast the differences between the Republican and
Federalists parties.
I can describe the laws the Federalists passed to hurt the Democratic-Republicans.
I can explain what the Alien and Sedition did to limit free speech.
I can explain why citizens were able to choose which party they believed in.
I can explain why the issue of states’ rights arose at this time.
I can explain Hamilton’s plan to solve the money crisis.
I can explain why the US tried to remain neutral in the European wars.
I can explain how the Americans reacted to the Jay Treaty.
I can discuss why Hamilton believed that the federal government should pay the
states’ war debts as well as its own.
4th six weeks-Chapter 8
8.5
 I can explain how the problems with France intensified
the split between the Federalists Republicans.
 I can interpret a timeline of the development of
political parties.
 I can interpret maps and charts.
 I can interpret charts on how political parties differ.
 I can tell the difference between primary and
secondary sources.
 I can map the changes to the US brought about by
westward expansion
4th- six weeks-Chapter 9
8.2
I can explain how Republican views on
government policies differed from Federalist
 views.
 I can explain how Jefferson ended all internal
taxes.
4th- six weeks-Chapter 9
8.3
I can map and understand the addition of the
Louisiana Purchase to the US.
I can use a map to explain how the US
doubled in size in the 1800s.
4th- six weeks-Chapter 9
8.4
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I can describe how the Supreme Court increased its power and influence.
I can explain how Jefferson charted a new course for the government.
I can describe the action Jefferson took as President to help those convicted undethe Sedition Act.
I can explain why the election of 1800 had to be decided in the House of Representatives.
I can explain the important right the US gained with the Pinckney Treaty of 1795.
I can explain why President Jefferson hesitated to approve the purchase of the Louisiana Territory.
I can explain how Jefferson responded to threats to the security of our nation.
I can list the steps President Jefferson took to avoid war with France and Britain.
I can explain why President Jefferson placed an embargo on foreign goods in 1807.
I can explain the major campaigns of the War of 1812.
I can discuss the causes and effects of the war of 1812.
I can explain how France and Great Britain challenged the United States’ neutrality.
I can explain how the Barbary pirates interfered with American trade.
I can explain what precedent the Supreme Court established in the case of Marbury vs Madison.
I can explain how Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek s at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.
I can how General Andrew Jackson won a stunning victory over the British at the Battle of New
Orleans.
4th- six weeks-Chapter 9
8.5
 I can explain how European nations protected themselves against
raids by the Barbary pirates.
 I can define impressments and why it angered Americans.
 I can explain the challenges the US faced when the War of 1812
began.
 I can explain how exploration of the West helped the US to grow.
 I can identify the goals President Jefferson set for Lewis and Clark’s
expedition.
 I can discuss the causes and effects of the War of 1812.
 I can read a concept web of Jefferson’s “Revolution of 1800”.
 I can read and interpret maps and graphs of conflicts and changes in
the US.
 I can map and discuss changes made as our nation moved West
4th- six weeks-Chapter 9
8.6
I can explain why President Jefferson wanted
control of the Mississippi River and New
Orleans
4th six weeks-Chapter 10
8.1
I can discuss some of the Cherokee customs
and way of life.
4th six weeks-Chapter 10
8.2
I can explain what services the second
National Bank of the United States performed.
I can explain how Henry Clay thought his
American System would benefit the economy.
 I can discuss how the Supreme Court ruling in
Dartmouth College vs Woodward could
support economic growth.
I can read and understand graph and charts
showing how tariffs work.
4th six weeks-Chapter 10
8.4
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I can explain how more people gained power during the Age of Jackson.
I can discuss why people wanted a greater voice in government.
I can discuss how Andrew Jackson justified the spoils system.
I can explain how the election of 1824 divided Americans.
I can explain the position of Vice President John C. Calhoun on nullification.
I can explain how the powers of the federal government strengthened during the Era of Good Feelings.
I can discuss how the Monroe Doctrine affected American foreign policy.
I can explain why the presidential election of 1828 is considered a turning point in American politics.
I can explain how according to Marshall, Georgia was barred from applying its laws to Cherokee territory.
I can discuss why Jackson used force to remove Native Americans from the Southeast.
I can discuss the pros and cons of states’ rights verse the federal government.
I can explain how the debate over tariffs created a crisis for the Union.
I can discuss why people in Latin American countries fought wars for independence.
I can explain the effect Andrew Jackson’s attack on Florida had on the government of Spain.
I can discuss the argument over the second Bank of the United States.
I can explain how the tenth amendment limited federal powers.
I can discuss how the Supreme Court ruling in Dartmouth College vs Woodward could support economic
growth.
I can explain why Andrew Jackson was elected President of the United States.
4th six weeks-Chapter 10
8.5
I can read and understand a map showing the
new nations of Latin America.
I can read and understand graphs showing
information on presidential elections.
I can read and understand maps explaining
Indian Removal.
I can identify on a map changes made to the
US by westward expansion
4th six weeks-Chapter 10
8.6
I can explain Adams’s advice to Monroe.
I can discuss why Miguel Hidalgo was
important to the history of Mexico.
I can explain why customs and ways of life of
the Cherokee were welcomed in the US.
5th six weeks-Chapter 11
8.1
I can explain how widespread slavery
ownership was.
I can discuss how enslaved African Americans
adapted to slavery and also resisted it
5th six weeks-Chapter 11
8.2
 I can describe the inventions that helped the growth of American industry.
 I can explain how new technology of the Industrial Revolution changed the way
America lived.
 I can explain what inventions changed farming and other kinds of work in the US.
 I can list the advances in transportation and communication that took place
between
 1820-1860.
 I can explain the effect of the cotton gin on the lives of Southerners.I can discuss
the affect cotton had on the social and economic life in the South.
 I can explain how building roads, canals and steamboats helped farmers in the
interior of the country.
 I can compare and contrast graphs on cotton production and slave growth.
 I can explain how factories moved citizens from the farms to the cities.
 I can describe how urbanization, technology, and social change affected the North.
 I can describe how slavery was thought to be a way of life in the South.
5th six weeks-Chapter 11
8.3
I can explain why there was an increase in
Irish and German immigrates that came to the
US during the 1840s.
I can discuss how increased immigration
affected life in the North.
I can how American settlers heading west
reached their new homes.
I can explain how the Missouri Compromise
changed the US map.
5th six weeks-Chapter 11
8.5
I can explain how the Industrial Revolution
changed Americans lives.
I can explain how the production of cotton and
the cotton gin contributed to slavery in the South.
I can explain why westward expansion caused
serious problems on the slavery issue.
I can use primary and secondary sources to gain
useful information.
I can read and understand changes to maps
caused by westward expansion.
5th six weeks-Chapter 11
8.6
I can describe some of the obstacles African
Americans faced in the North.
I can compare and contrast the results of the
Industrial Revolution on America.
I can explain how new inventions helped
northern industry to grow.
5th six weeks-Chapter 12
8.1
I can discuss why American writers and artists
began to explore American themes in their
work.
I can explain how American art and literature
had an impact on American life.
I can explain how the Second Great
Awakening affected the reform movement.
5th six weeks-Chapter 12
8.4
I can explain how the Jacksonian democracy
encouraged reform by focusing on ideals of
liberty and equality.
I can list the people and groups who fought
against slavery.
I can discuss what role Frederick Douglass played
in the abolitionist movement.
I can describe how people being actively involved
with social reform began to demandequal rights
for women.
5th six weeks-Chapter 12
8.5
I can explain why women became unhappy with
their positions in the mid-1800s.
I can show how working with the antislavery
movement prepared women to fight for their
own rights.
I can interpret maps of the paths of the
Underground Railroad.
I can use slave journals and narratives to
understand different aspects of slavery.
I can read some of the literature that has shaped
early America.
5th six weeks-Chapter 12
8.6
 I can explain how Dorothea Dix was able to contribute to social
reform with her work on the prison systems and mental illness.
 I can explain how reformers tackled a variety of causes, such as
temperance, prison
 reform, and public education.
 I can explain traits leaders of the women’s rights movement shared.
 I can discuss the role abolitionists had on the ending of slavery.
 I can explain how the women’s suffrage movement began.
 I can describe what techniques temperance societies used to win
people over to their beliefs.
 I can explain how key people brought about reform in many
institutions.
 I can explain how public education improved in the 1800’s
5th six weeks-Chapter 13
8.1
I can list the different cultures and ideas that
influenced the development of the West.
I can name the groups that shaped the
cultures of the Southwest.
I can explain why free land and mild climate
attracted settlers from all parts of the US to
Oregon.
I can explain why mountain men traveled to
Oregon.
5th six weeks-Chapter 13
8.2
I can explain the effects the gold rush had on
California.
5th six weeks-Chapter 13
8.3
 I can explain why some Americans moved to the
Mexican-controlled lands of the Southwest.
 I can define “Manifest Destiny”.
 I can explain how trappers and traders paved the way
for western expansion.
 I can explain how gold fever brought thousands of
immigrants to California.
 I can explain how the Mormon settlement and the gold
rush lead to changes in the West.
 I can understand and map westward expansion.
 I can map the journey of the Oregon Trail.
5th six weeks-Chapter 13
8.4
I can explain the cause and effect of the Texas
War for Independence.
I can explain the cause and effect of the
Mexican-American War.
I can explain the reasons the Mormons had to
move West to Utah.
5th six weeks-Chapter 13
8.5
I can explain the affects westward expansion
had on the Native Americans.
I can destiny of the first missionaries that
headed to Oregon.
I can explain how the annexation of Texas
increased tensions with Mexico.
5th six weeks-Chapter 13
8.6
I can explain how American settlers in Texas
rebelled against Mexico and created the
I can explain how the US gained vast new
territories as a result of the Treaty of
Guadalupe-Hidalgo
6th six weeks-Chapter 14
8.4
 I can explain the debates between free and slave-holding states.
 I can explain why the Free-Soil Party was founded.
 I can explain how the question of admission of new states to the Union fuel the debate over slavery
and states’ rights.
 I can explain how popular sovereignty established the Kansas-Nebraska Act that triggered bloody
fighting in Kansas.
 I can explain the outcome of the election to select a legislature in the Kansas Territory.
 I can describe the actions taken by the South after the election of 1860.
 I can explain why Southern states tried to form a separate nation.
 I can compare and contrast John C. Calhoun’s and Daniel Webster’s view on the admission of
California as a free state.
 I can explain the debate over slavery and states’ rights.
 I can describe why the Kansa-Nebraska Act caused bloodshed.
 I can explain how Stephen Douglas’s plan to undo the Missouri Compromise worked.
 I can explain the impact of the novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” on the North and South.
 I can explain the Lincoln-Douglas debate and how it increased tensions between the North and
South.
 I can explain how John Brown’s raid increased the tension in the North and South.
 I can explain why the election of Abraham Lincoln sparked the secession of southern states.
 I can explain how the Dred Scott decision affected slavery in the territories.
6th six weeks-Chapter 14
8.5
 I can explain how the election of 1860 causes South
Carolina to secede.
 I can understand a timeline of events dealing with new
and old political parties.
 I can read and understand maps of new states added to
US.
 I can map and understand the division of the United
States after the start of the Civil War.
 I can use primary and secondary sources to study
reasons for the Civil War.
 I can map the addition of free and slave states to the
US.
6th six weeks-Chapter 14
8.6
I can explain the results of the election of
1856.
I can explain what position Douglas took on
slavery.
I can explain the Compromise of 1850 and
how it failed
6th six weeks-Chapter 15
8.2
I can explain how the North and South raised
armies and paid for war.
I can explain why the Civil War was sometimes
called a poor man’s fight.
I can explain the strain the Civil War had on
citizens.
I can explain how Congress levied the first income
tax in American history in August 1861
I can explain that about ¼ of the four billion the
North needed came from taxation, and rest from
borrowing and issuing paper money.
6th six weeks-Chapter 15
8.4
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I can explain how the African Americans helped the Union cause.
I can explain other ways African Americans helped to weaken the South’s effort.
I can explain why the Civil War was a war of Americans against Americans.
I can explain how martial helped Lincoln keep Maryland in the Union.
I can explain how the Emancipation Proclamation changed Northerners’ view of the war.
I can explain how the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in areas of rebellion.
I can explain how the government established a draft mid way through the war.
I can explain how income taxes were established to pay for the war.
I can explain why so many men signed up to join the army at the beginning of the War.
I can describe why citizens came out to see armies meet at Manassas
I can explain why the draft affected so many men on both sides
I can explain how citizens had to adapt to the newly established income tax.
I can describe what war strategies developed in the North and South
I can compare and contrast the strengths and weaknesses of the North and South.
6th six weeks-Chapter 15
8.5
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I can explain how new technologies of war were used.
I can explain how each side in the war tried to gain advantages over the other.
I can how McClellan’s caution hurt the Union.
I can describe how Sherman’s march to sea caused so much destruction in the
South.
I can explain how the Confederate losses at Gettysburg and Vicksburg marked a
turning point in the war.
I can discuss how 620,000 soldiers died in the Civil War.
I can explain how the war affected people and politics in the North and South.
I can explain the change in the role of women because of the Civil War.
I can timeline the battles of the Civil War and explain there outcomes.
I can understand and map the states that are in the Union and Confederacy.
I can locate the border states on a map.
I can map different battles of the Civil War.
I can use primary and secondary sources to learn about different events of the Civil
War.
6th six weeks-Chapter 15
8.6
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I can explain the strategies of Winfield Scott and the Union army.
I can explain the strategies of the Confederate Army.
I can explain how Grant changed the direction of the Union Army.
I can describe how the soldiers lived under harsh and dangerous
conditions.
I can explain why the Battles at Antietam Creek and Shiloh were
important victories for the North.
I can explain how Lincoln changed the reasons for war.
I can explain how Lincoln and his generals turned the tide of the
war.
I can discuss why Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court
House.
6th six weeks-Chapter 16
8.2
I can why many freedmen and whites became
locked in a cycle of poverty.
I can explain what part of the South’s
economy began to recover first during the
Reconstruction.
6th six weeks-Chapter 16
8.4
 I can explain how Reconstruction policies affected the civil rights and liberties of freed African
Americans and white Southerners.
 I can explain how government policies redefined American democracy during Reconstruction.
 I can explain why Lincoln wanted to pass the Thirteenth Amendment.
 I can explain how the Fourteenth Amendment seek to protect the freedmen.
 I can explain how conflict over Reconstruction led to Andrew Johnson’s impeachment.
 I can explain why Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1871.
 I can explain what the Freedmen’s Bureau was and it’s impact on the Reconstruction.
 I can explain why many people expected Johnson to take a hard line on Reconstruction.
 I can explain why with the end of Reconstruction, African Americans in the South lost many
rights they had gained after the Civil War.
 I can discuss how many African Americans and poor whites were forced to become
sharecroppers.
 I can explain how the death of Abraham Lincoln threatened lenient plans Reconstruction.
 I can explain how the government tried to solve key problems facing the nation after the Civil
War.
 I can explain why the Fourteenth Amendment failed to win approval until Radical
Republicans took control of Reconstruction.
6th six weeks-Chapter 16
8.5
I can explain how President Lincoln and Radical
Republicans disagreed on Reconstruction plans
for the South.
I can interpret graphs and charts explaining
Reconstruction.
I can understand charts, graphs and maps dealing
with the Election of 1876 and the shifting of
power and balance.
I can describe the cycle of poverty at the time of
the Reconstruction
6th six weeks-Chapter 16
8.6
I can explain how the views of the Radical
Republicans changed Reconstruction policies
I can explain why there was some resistance
to the Thirteenth Amendment.
I can explain why some southern states still
were able to prevent African Americans from
voting.
I can explain how Lincoln helped ensure the
abolition of slavery in the US.