Era 5: Themes From The Larger Picture: The Western World and America

A.  movements toward freedom by people in bondage such as serfs in Russia and slaves in the U.S.

B.  the development ofregionalism in the United States

B.  the causes of the United States Civil War

C.  the military, social, political, and economic aspects of the Civil War and its effects on the American people

D.  the results of Reconstruction for both North and South

Era 5: New Hampshire Themes

A.  the interplay between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in the state [ Focus Questions III, IV. VI, VIII ]

B.  New Hampshire as part of the industrial northeast, rather than the less industrialized south and west [ Focus Questions II, IV, V, VII ]

C.  the influence science and technology exerted in New Hampshire during this era [ Focus Question V]

D.  the parts played by New Hampshire's people - such as the soldiers, marching bands, and nurses - throughout the Civil War 
[ Focus Questions IV, V, VI, VIII ]

E.  the effects of the Civil War on New Hampshire people [ Focus Questions III, IV, V, VI, VII ]

F.   the character of New Hampshire life before, during, and after the Civil War and its interactions with the rest of the country and the world [ Focus Questions IV, V, VI, VII ]

G.  changing patterns of land use and occupations from agricultural and rural to industrial and urban [ Focus Questions II, VII ]