Georgia SS4H5.d
The Standard
Describe the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, and William T. Sherman.
Georgia Standards of Excellence for Social Studies · Explain the causes, major events, and consequences of the Civil War.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students sort the six leaders by Union or Confederacy and by political or military role. They explain the presidents’ leadership, the opposing army commands, Jackson’s battlefield reputation, and Sherman’s campaigns in Georgia.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a name, portrait, or clue, students correctly identify the leader’s side, position, and one major action. They can compare paired figures, such as Lincoln and Davis or Grant and Lee, without mixing their roles.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often call Lincoln and Davis military commanders, or place Lee with the Union because he once served in the U.S. Army. They may confuse Grant with Lee at Appomattox, or assume Sherman and Jackson fought for the same side. Some treat Sherman’s March to the Sea as one battle rather than a military campaign.
How to Assess It
- Give students a six-row exit ticket with columns for side, position, and one action. Include all six names and require an accurate entry in every row.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs six leader cards and six role cards to match, then sort each pair into Union or Confederacy.
Write: How did political leaders and military leaders shape the war in different ways? Use two named examples.
Play a clue game where teams identify a leader from three facts, then earn a bonus for naming his side and position.
Locate Georgia places named for these leaders, then discuss what those names show about how communities remember the Civil War.
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