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Analyze the changing social and economic roles of African Americans during the Civil War and the Exodus of 1879.
Clarifications
Clarification 1: Instruction includes the status of slaves, escaped slaves, and free blacks during the Civil War.
Clarification 2: Instruction includes examining the roles and efforts of black nurses, soldiers, spies, scouts and slaves during the Civil War.
Clarification 3: Instruction includes the significant roles of African Americans in the armed forces (e.g., 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 13th U.S. Colored Troops, Buffalo Soldiers, Sgt. William Carney, Pvt. Cathay Williams, Harriet Tubman).
Clarification 4: Instruction includes the establishment and efforts of the Freedman’s Bureau.
Clarification 5: Instruction includes the Exodusters and their influence on American culture.
General Information
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: African American History
Date Adopted or Revised: 05/24
Status: State Board Approved
Related Courses
This benchmark is part of these courses.
2100340: African-American History (Specifically in versions: 2014 - 2015, 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2100336: African-American History Honors (Specifically in versions: 2015 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2100345: Great Men and Women of Color Who Shaped World History (Specifically in versions: 2017 - 2022, 2022 - 2023, 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
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