Reconstruction

Essential Question:

How did the Reconstruction period aim to rebuild and redefine the United States after the Civil War, and what were the successes, challenges, and failures in achieving its goals of equality and justice?

Portrait of a Graduate:

Adaptive Perseverance

Responsibility

Critical Thinking

Communication Responsibility

Global Citizenship

Learner’s Mindset

Collaboration

Inquiry Question:

How did Reconstruction policies impact the lives of newly freed slaves and African Americans?

2. Inquiry Question:

What role did the Radical Republicans play in shaping Reconstruction efforts, and how did their vision differ from that of President Johnson?

3. Inquiry Question:

How did resistance from white Southerners, including the rise of the Ku Klux Klan, challenge the achievements of Reconstruction?

Student Outcomes:

Outcome for the impact of Reconstruction policies: Students will analyze primary and secondary sources to evaluate the immediate and long-term impacts of Reconstruction policies on African Americans, focusing on education, employment, and political participation.

2. Student Outcomes:

Outcome for the role of Radical Republicans and President Johnson: Students will compare and contrast the visions of Reconstruction held by the Radical Republicans and President Andrew Johnson, using historical evidence to assess how their conflict shaped the Reconstruction era's policies and outcomes.

3. Student Outcomes:

Outcome for resistance and challenges: Students will investigate the rise of resistance groups like the Ku Klux Klan during Reconstruction, examining how their actions and the federal government's responses affected the goals of Reconstruction and the lives of African Americans in the South.

Skills Demonstrated:

Analyzing visual sources
Reading Maps
Explaining causation
Explaining Conand change over time
Making claims.
Supporting claims with evidence and reasoning.
Reading primary sources and examining them for author, place and time, prior knowledge, audience, reason for writing, tone and significance. (Model of Christian Charity, Account of an Indentured Servant)

Standards:

SS:HI:12:5.1: Explore the tensions between the values of unity and pluralism in defining our national identity.

Resources:

[Our Hidden Google Drive Resource link]

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