The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

This lesson will fulfill the following NCHS National History Standards:

Era 5: The Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Standard 2: The course and character of the Civil War and its effects on the American people.

This lesson will fulfill the following NCHS National History Standards:

Era 5: The Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Standard 2: The course and character of the Civil War and its effects on the American people.

Era 5: The Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

Standard 2: The course and character of the Civil War and its effects on the American people.

This lesson will fulfill the following NCHS National Standards for History:

Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861) --
Standard 4: The sources and character of cultural, religious, and social reform movements in the antebellum period; and
Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)-- Standard 2: The course and character of the Civil War and its effect on the American people.