Evaluate provisions of the Emancipation Proclamation, Lincoln's reasons for issuing it and its significance. Explain the causes of the Civil War and evaluate the importance of slavery as a principal cause of the conflict. Identify the turning points of the war and evaluate how political, military and diplomatic leadership affected the outcome. Determine the central ideas of a primary or secondary source and provide an accurate summary of the source distinct from prior knowledge or opinions.
Recommended level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
1. The Battle of Antietam and the Road to Emancipation
2. The Emancipation Proclamation: Provisions, Purpose, and Significance
3. The Emancipation Proclamation and Hope for Freedom