Format
This program guides participants through an examination of primary resources including images and documents to understand the role of the U.S. Army in the liberation of enslaved persons throughout the Confederacy.
Objectives
At the end of this lesson students, will be able to
*Recognize the U.S. Army’s role in the liberation of enslaved persons throughout the Confederacy.
*Identify the scope and impact of the Emancipation as it is related to the U.S. Army.
*Understand how the U.S. Army supported Reconstruction after the Civil War.
*Discuss how the courage, selfless service, and dedication of Black Soldiers opened the door to widespread military service for Black men.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Common Core Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RH.6-8.2
Determine the central ideas or information of a primary or secondary source; provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
History and Social Science Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools
United States History to 1865
USI.9 The student will apply history and social science skills to understand the cause, major events, and effects of the Civil War by:
e) describing major political texts during the war, including but not limited to Lincoln’s Inaugural Address, the Emancipation Proclamation, the Gettysburg Address, and Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address;
f) Analyzing the effects of the war from various perspective of Union and Confederate soldiers, indigenous peoples, women, European Americans, and enslaved and free Blacks during the war including, but not limited to Clara Barton, John Brown, Robert Smalls, Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Van Lew, and Mary Bowser.
Virginia and United States History
VUS.9 The student will apply social science skills to analyze the major turning points of the Civil War and Reconstruction eras by
b) evaluating and explaining the significance and development of Abraham Lincoln’s leadership and political statements, including, but not limited to the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and the principles outlined in the Gettysburg Address;