From Track to Trench: Civil War on the Turf

education standards

The Tragic Prelude: Events Leading Up to the Civil War

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
D2.His.1.6-8
Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
D2.His.1.9-12
Evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place as well as broader historical contexts.
D2.His.14.9-12
Analyze multiple and complex causes and effects of events in the past.
D2.His.15.9-12
Distinguish between long-term causes and triggering events in developing a historical argument.

The First Pastime: Horse Racing in the Early 1800s

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
D2.His.1.6-8
Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
D2.His.1.9-12
Evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place as well as broader historical contexts.
D2.His.14.9-12
Analyze multiple and complex causes and effects of events in the past.
D2.His.15.9-12
Distinguish between long-term causes and triggering events in developing a historical argument.

Sign of the Times: A Horse Racing Periodical

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
D2.His.1.6-8
Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
D2.His.1.9-12
Evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place as well as broader historical contexts.
D2.His.14.9-12
Analyze multiple and complex causes and effects of events in the past.
D2.His.15.9-12
Distinguish between long-term causes and triggering events in developing a historical argument.

Turf War: Horse Racing in Wartime

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
D2.His.1.6-8
Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
D2.His.1.9-12
Evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place as well as broader historical contexts.
D2.His.14.9-12
Analyze multiple and complex causes and effects of events in the past.
D2.His.15.9-12
Distinguish between long-term causes and triggering events in developing a historical argument.

Changing Times: Racing Before & After the War

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
D2.His.1.6-8
Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
D2.His.1.9-12
Evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place as well as broader historical contexts.
D2.His.14.9-12
Analyze multiple and complex causes and effects of events in the past.
D2.His.15.9-12
Distinguish between long-term causes and triggering events in developing a historical argument.

New Blood: The Key Figures of a Postwar Racing World

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
D2.His.1.6-8
Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
D2.His.1.9-12
Evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place as well as broader historical contexts.
D2.His.14.9-12
Analyze multiple and complex causes and effects of events in the past.
D2.His.15.9-12
Distinguish between long-term causes and triggering events in developing a historical argument.

When the Dust Clears: What Remains After the War

College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework
D2.His.1.6-8
Analyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
D2.His.1.9-12
Evaluate how historical events and developments were shaped by unique circumstances of time and place as well as broader historical contexts.
D2.His.14.9-12
Analyze multiple and complex causes and effects of events in the past.
D2.His.15.9-12
Distinguish between long-term causes and triggering events in developing a historical argument.