Summary overview

(clear, understandable versions of standards in student friendly language)

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  Explain the causes of the Civil War.
  
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  Identify, explain, and contrast the different points of view of the North and the South.
  
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  Use information to present reasonable, supported conclusions.
  

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  read and take notes about conflicts and opposing viewpoints at specific times before the Civil War
  
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  construct reasonable compromises through group discussion
  
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  read and take notes about the compromises that were actually made and their outcomes