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List of Benchmarks for United States History 
 Standard 15.Understands how various reconstruction plans succeeded or failed
  
Topics1. Political controversy over Reconstruction; 2. Role of individuals in history
   Level III (Grade 7-8)
  Benchmark 1.Understands the effect of differing Reconstruction policies and how they were perceived (e.g., plans advocated by President Lincoln, Congressional leaders, and President Johnson; the Compromise of 1877; different perspectives on the effectiveness of the Reconstruction amendments)
   Vocabulary terms
A.  Reconstruction policies
  Knowledge/skill statements
  1. Understands the effect of differing Reconstruction policies   
  2. Understands how differing Reconstruction policies were perceived   
  3. Understands plans advocated by President Lincoln   
  4. Understands plans advocated by Congressional leaders   
  5. Understands plans advocated by President Johnson   
  6. Knows about the Compromise of 1877   
  7. Understands different perspectives on the effectiveness of the Reconstruction amendments   


Citation Log: BD(BE,101,102;​AE,128;​LE,114-115;​NI,21)
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