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Evaluating Claims Regarding Abraham Lincoln's Election and Secession
Analyze the political arguments surrounding the election of 1860 and the Southern states' decision to secede.
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Abolition, Sectional Conflict, and the Civil War
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Analyze the causes of the Civil War, the abolitionist movement, and pivotal turning points in the struggle to preserve the Union and end slavery.
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Learning standards covered
SS.Inq4.b.mWisconsin Social Studies Standards · 4th GradeAnalyze and evaluate the logic, relevance, and accuracy of others’ claims, taking into consideration potential bias.
SS.Inq4.b.hWisconsin Social Studies Standards · 4th GradeExamine a claim’s strengths and weaknesses, including an evaluation of supporting evidence, taking into consideration cultural, social, economic, political, geographic, and historic influences that inform these perspectives.