New Haven Public Schools Curriculum Standard
Unit VI. The Civil War Era and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Students will study the Civil War and Reconstruction and describe the struggles that faced our nation when unresolved issues divided the people (5.7, 4.6). Students will show how the nation was forced to confront the evils of slavery and will analyze its legacy and the impact on American society that persists to this day. (2.8, 5.7) students will explain the significance of the Civil Rights Amendments (due process, equal protection, voting rights) and evaluate the persistent struggle required to apply and protect these right for all groups in American society. (1.5,5.5)
At the end of the unit the students will be able to identify the Civil War as a momentous event in American history. Students will understand that the Constitution protects individual rights yet the struggle to implement those protections continues into the present day. Students will explain the impact that Reconstruction programs had on transforming social relations in the South and the success and failures of those programs on improving economic and political positions of African Americans after the Civil War.