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SSUSH9Civil War Key Events

Evaluate key events, issues, and individuals related to the Civil War

Appears in: Social Studies, High School

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Expectations

  • SSUSH9.a

    Explain the importance of the growing economic disparity between the North and the South through an examination of population, functioning railroads, and industrial output.

  • SSUSH9.b

    Discuss Lincoln's purpose in using emergency powers to suspend habeas corpus, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, and delivering the Gettysburg and Second Inaugural Addresses.

  • SSUSH9.c

    Examine the influences of Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, William T. Sherman, and Jefferson Davis.

  • SSUSH9.d

    Explain the importance of Fort Sumter, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and Atlanta, as well as the impact of geography on these battles.

Georgia Milestones coverage

  • US History (EOC) · New Republic through Reconstruction

    New Republic through Reconstruction

    about 20% of the test · 9 points These points are shared with other standards, so count them once and never add them up per standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.