Virginia SOL VS.7.e

Social Studies4th GradeCivil War and Postwar Eras

The Standard

identifying major battles that took place in Virginia

Virginia Standards of Learning for History and Social Science

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students locate major Civil War battles and events in Virginia and connect each place to what happened there. They identify Manassas, Fredericksburg, Hampton Roads, Richmond, and Appomattox Court House.
What Mastery Looks Like: Students can label the major sites on a Virginia map. They can match each site with key people, events, and outcomes, including Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House.
Common Misconceptions: Students may confuse Manassas with Bull Run, though both names refer to the same battle. They may call Appomattox a battle or confuse the Monitor and Merrimack with land forces.
How to Assess It: Give students a blank Virginia map and five event clues. Ask them to place and name Manassas, Fredericksburg, Hampton Roads, Richmond, and Appomattox Court House.

Lesson moves

Place labeled battle cards on a large floor map of Virginia, then add leader, event, and outcome cards to each location.
Write which Virginia battle or event most changed the course of the war, and support your choice with two facts.
Play a matching relay with site, leader, event, and outcome cards for Manassas, Fredericksburg, Hampton Roads, Richmond, and Appomattox.
Use a Virginia highway map to plan a battlefield history route, listing the sites in travel order and one fact about each.

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