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Number: SS.8.A.5
Title: Examine the causes, course, and consequence of the Civil War and Reconstruction including its effects on American peoples.
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Standard
Subject: Social Studies
Grade: 8
Strand: American History
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SS.8.A.5.AP.1
Identify the causes, events, and consequences of the Civil War.
SS.8.A.5.AP.2
Identify the role of slavery in the development of sectional conflict.
SS.8.A.5.AP.3
Identify major domestic and international economic, military, political, and socio-cultural events of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency.
SS.8.A.5.AP.4
Identify the division of the United States at the outbreak of the Civil War.
SS.8.A.5.AP.5
Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the Confederate and Union States.
SS.8.A.5.AP.6
Identify significant Civil War battles and events and their effects on civilian populations.
SS.8.A.5.AP.7
Identify key events and peoples in Florida history during the Civil War era.
SS.8.A.5.AP.8
Identify the policies, practices, and consequences of Reconstruction.
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The Reconstruction Amendments:
Learn more about Reconstruction and the amendments to the U.S. Constitution passed during the Reconstruction era with this interactive tutorial.
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Comparing Florida's Constitutions:
Learn about the 1838 Florida Constitution and the 1868 Florida Constitution with this interactive tutorial.
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