Describe how the Civil War influenced the United States, including the Anaconda Plan and the major battles of Bull Run, Antietam, Vicksburg, and Gettysburg and Sherman's March to the Sea. [A.1.a., A.1.b., A.1.c., A.1.d., A.1.e., A.1.i., A.1.k.]

• Identifying key Northern and Southern Civil War personalities, including Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson, and William Tecumseh Sherman
Example: President Abraham Lincoln's philosophy of union, executive orders, and leadership

• Analyzing the impact of the division of the nation during the Civil War regarding resources, population distribution, and transportation
• Explaining reasons border states remained in the Union during the Civil War
• Describing nonmilitary events and life during the Civil War, including the Homestead Act, the Morrill Act, Northern draft riots, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the Gettysburg Address
• Describing the role of women in American society during the Civil War, including efforts made by Elizabeth Blackwell and Clara Barton
• Tracing Alabama's involvement in the Civil War (Alabama)