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Western Virginia Tensions Before the Civil War
Analyze economic and political grievances between the mountainous western counties and the eastern plantation aristocracy of Virginia.
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West Virginia in American History and Primary Source Inquiry
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Reconstruct West Virginia's unique path to statehood, industrial development, labor struggles, and culture using historical primary source evidence.
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Learning standards covered
SS.5.10West Virginia Social Studies Standards · All agesCompare the industrial North and the agricultural South prior to the Civil War, the geographic characteristics and boundaries of each region and the basic way of life in each region.
SS.5.25West Virginia Social Studies Standards · All agesReconstruct the economic, social and political history of West Virginia through the use of primary source documents.