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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. Influence of ideas on society; 3. Role of individuals in history
   Level IV (Grade 9-12)
  Benchmark 2.Understands the influence of Abraham Lincoln's ideas on the Civil War (e.g., the Gettysburg Address, how the Emancipation Proclamation transformed the goals of the Civil War)
   Vocabulary terms
A.  influence of Abraham Lincoln on war
  Knowledge/skill statements
  1. Understands the influence of the Gettysburg Address on the Civil War   
  2. Understands how the Emancipation Proclamation transformed the goals of the Civil War   


Citation Log: BD(BE,101;​AE,125)
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