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Petersburg National BattlefieldIllustration of Union soldiers advancing on Ft. Stedman
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Petersburg National Battlefield
Standards of Learning
 

The following standards of learning objectives appy to the state of Virginia only. Educators within the state can plan an educational visit to the Battlefield that will fulfill certain standards set by the state.

Prisoners of Petersburg

English: K.2, K.3, 1.1, 1.3, 2.3, 3.1, 4.1, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2
History and Social Sciences: K.1, 1.1, 1.2, 3.13, 4.1, 4.4, 4.7, 5.7, 5.9, 11.6, 11.17

Portrait of a Soldier

English: 3.1, 4.1, 4.4, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.2
History and Social Sciences: 3.12, 3.13, 4.1, 4.4, 4.7, 5.3, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 11.6, 11.17

A City Under Siege

English: 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1
History and Social Sciences: 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.10, 4.1, 4.2, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9, 11.6, 11.15, 11.17

Woe to the Wounded

English: 3.1, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1
History and Social Sciences: 3.13, 4.4, 4.7, 5.7, 5.9

A Slave, A Plantation, A War

English: K.1, K.2, K.3, 1.1, 2.3, 3.1, 4.1, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1
History and Social Sciences: K.1, K.5, K.6, 1.1, 1.2, 2.9, 3.3, 3.7, 3.10, 3.13, 4.1, 4.4, 5.3, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 11.6, 11.17
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Did You Know?
Did you know the Liberty Bell first went on public exhibit in 1852. At that time, the Bell was moved out of the Independence Hall tower storage room and down into the building’s first floor Assembly Room, the room where the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were signed.

Last Updated: September 18, 2007 at 15:12 EST