Attitudes toward emancipation
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A lesson plan for grade 11 Social Studies
The Emancipation Proclamation carried Americans across an important frontier in the political growth of the nation. Through the Internet, students can return to this frontier and explore the many obstacles and alternatives we faced in making this passage toward “a more perfect Union.”
The goals of this lesson plan are:
- to evaluate the provisions of the Emancipation Proclamation
- to trace the stages that led to Lincoln’s formulation of this policy
- to explore the range of contemporary public opinion on the issue of emancipation
- to document the multifaceted significance of the Emancipation Proclamation within the context of the Civil War era
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 11–12 — Advanced Placement United States History
- Goal 6: Crisis, Civil War, and Reconstruction (1848-1877): The learner will analyze the issues that led to the Civil War, the effects of the war, and the impact of Reconstruction on the nation.
- Objective 6.02: Assess the impact of Abraham Lincoln and the emergence of the Republican Party in relation to Civil War and secession.
- Objective 6.03: Analyze the major, military, political, economic, and social events of the Civil War period and determine their impact on the course of the war.
Grade 11–12 — United States History
- Goal 3: Crisis, Civil War, and Reconstruction (1848-1877) - The learner will analyze the issues that led to the Civil War, the effects of the war, and the impact of Reconstruction on the nation.
- Objective 3.03: Identify political and military turning points of the Civil War and assess their significance to the outcome of the conflict.
