Download Civil War Learning Targets

Name__________________________
Learning Targets
Per.__________
Use the following symbols to assess yourself:
— = know nothing about it
+
= partially understand
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Learning Targets
1. I can identify the geographic locations of the Union, Confederacy, and
Border States.
2. I can describe the economy, transportation systems, and geography of
the Union and Confederacy.
3. I understand the concerns and ideals Lincoln expressed in the “House
Divided” speech, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address,
and his inaugural speeches.
= mastered, I can teach it to others
Self assessment /Page #
571-573
571-573
552-553
557, 560,
592-594,
572-573
4. I can describe the advantages and weaknesses of the Union and
Confederacy to wage war.
5. I can describe the military strategy of the Union and Confederacy.
6. I can describe the soldiers of both armies and their motivation for
fighting.
7. I can describe how technological advances affected war.
8. I can explain why each of the following battles were significant to:
a. Antietam
b. Gettysburg
c. Vicksburg
d . Appomattox
9. I can explain why the Civil War was the first “modern war.”
10. I can define “total war.”
11. I can describe how the war affected civilians, the economy, and the
physical environment.
Key People/Ideas/Terms
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses Grant
Key Terms/Ideas
Strategy
Emancipation
Blockade
Rebels
Yankees
Ironclad
Draft
Inflation
Signature
573
574
lecture
a. 583
b. 605
c. 606
d. 610
603
609
603, 609,
619
555, 593
573
574, 582
579
Self Assessment
Resources/Page #
573
594
573
574
574
578
602
603