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Expansion, Civil War, and Reconstruction: Causes and Perspectives

all · Social Studies · US-IL-SS

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Goal

Explain the causes, effects, and conflicting perspectives surrounding westward expansion, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and late 19th-century transformation.

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Learning standards covered

us-ilSS.H.1.4Illinois Social Studies Standards · All ages

Explain connections among historical contexts and why individuals and groups differed in their perspectives during the same historical period.