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List of Benchmarks for United States History 
 Standard 14.Understands the course and character of the Civil War and its effects on the American people
  
Topics1. Northern and southern resources of the Civil War; 2. Role of individuals in history; 3. Military strategies
   Level IV (Grade 9-12)
  Benchmark 1.Understands military events that influenced the outcome of the Civil War (e.g., the "hammering campaigns" of Generals Grant and Sherman, the wartime leadership of Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln)
   Vocabulary terms
A.  influential military events (Civil War)
  Knowledge/skill statements
  1. Understands the "hammering campaigns" of General Grant   
  2. Understands the "hammering campaigns" of General Sherman   
  3. Understands the wartime leadership of Jefferson Davis   
  4. Understands the wartime leadership of Abraham Lincoln   


Citation Log: BD(BE,101;​AE,125;​LE,113)
Citation reference
BD = benchmark, declarative
BP = benchmark, procedural
BC = benchmark, contextual

1st letter/number of each code in parentheses:
A   NCHS: U.S. History, Expanded Edition
B   NCHS: Basic Edition
L   Lessons from History
N   NAEP: Framework 2006

2nd letter code :
E = Explicitly stated in document
I = Implicit in document

Number:
Page number of the cited document