UBD Stage 1

Summary of Curricular Context:

In this unit the students will be learning about the Civil War. This is a major event in the history of the United States. It has so many aspects that are related the narrative that is the country’s history. The war itself is just one small part of a much bigger picture. By studying this unit students will be able to make connections to events that will not happen for another hundred years. This unit will also help students better understand why the country developed the way that it did.

In this particular lesson the students will be learning about the election of 1860 and its role as one cause of the Civil War. The students will use maps they will create and primary source documents to learn about the election and its significance. They will be working individually as well as with groups to complete the assigned tasks.

Standard / Objectives for Unit or Lesson:

16.D.4b (US)
Describe unintended social consequences of political events in United States history (e.g., Civil War/emancipation, National Defense Highway Act/decline of inner cities, Vietnam War/anti-government activity).

16.A.4a Analyze and report historical events to determine cause- and-effect relationships.

16.D.4a (US)
Describe the immediate and long- range social impacts of slavery.



Unit Objectives:

There are three enabling objectives that result in the terminal objective.

The terminal objective is that “Students will be able to identify and explain the major events that contributed to the beginning of the Civil War.” The three enabling objectives are three events that contribute to the beginning of the war. They are the Election of 1860, the Secession of South Carolina and the formation of the Confederacy, and Lincoln taking office and the attack on Fort Sumter.

Enabling Objective One: Students will be able to identify the Election of 1860 as a contributing cause of the Civil War. They will be able to explain why this was a contributing cause.

Enabling Objective Two: Students will be able to identify the secession of South Carolina and the formation of the Confederacy as contributing causes of the Civil War. They will be able to explain why these were contributing causes.

Enabling Objective Three: Students will be able to identify the Lincoln taking office and the attack on Fort Sumter as contributing causes of the Civil War. They will be able to explain why these were contributing causes.

Terminal Objective: Students will be able to identify and explain the major events that contributed to the beginning of the Civil War.



Lesson Goal: Students will be able to identify the Election of 1860 as a contributing cause of the Civil War. They will be able to explain why this was a contributing cause.

Enduring Understandings:

How have historical events worked to create an American identity?

Essential Questions:

How does the election of 1860 contribute to the beginning of the Civil War?

Why did the election enrage the South?

Knowledge:

-Students will know the Civil War was more complex than having a singular cause
-Students will know the outcome of the election of 1860

Skills:

Students will be able to read and create political maps.