Evaluate the Causes and Consequences of the Civil War

US history DBA guide.

Module 1:

 evaluate the causes and consequences of the Civil War

 identify the economic, political, and/or social causes of the Civil War

 identify varying points of view regarding the main causes of the Civil War

 assess the influence of individuals and groups in the U.S. government on Reconstruction  describe issues that divided Republicans during the early Reconstruction era

 assess the influence of individuals and groups in the South on Reconstruction

 distinguish and analyze the freedoms guaranteed to African Americans in the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution

 analyze Reconstruction policy on Southern life through primary source material

 explain how Jim Crow laws circumvented the intent and meaning of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments

 analyze the various components of Jim Crow legislation and their effects on Southern minorities

 understand why this period was a nadir in race relations in the United States

 describe efforts by the U.S. government to assimilate Native Americans into American culture

 identify significant events that impacted the relationship between the government, Native Americans, and American citizens

 identify settlement patterns in the American West, the reservation system, and the difficulties facing the Native Americans from 1865–1890