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Teaching The War Begins

The War Begins

In South Carolina, events marched toward a showdown. One of the two Southern forts that the U.S. government still controlled was located on an island in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. This was Fort Sumter.

Core Knowledge
Core Knowledge Foundation

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

Why did the attack on Fort Sumter launch the American Civil War?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

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