Reconstruction

Overview of the Unit

In this unit students will learn about how the United States looked after the Civil War, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, what tenant farming was, the addition of the 13-15th amendments and what black codes were.

Essential Question

• How do you welcome your former enemy back into your house?

Student Outcomes

• I can describe the repercussions for southerners after the Civil war.
• I can explain how was the Union reformed
• I can describe how tenant farming was similar to slavery.
• I can explain the ways how southern gentiles respond to having power stripped from them after the Civil War.

Standards (ACT Readiness Standards)

• CLR 501: Locate and interpret minor or subtly stated details in somewhat challenging passages
• CLR 502: Locate important details in more challenging passages
• CLR 503: Draw subtle logical conclusions in somewhat challenging passages
• CLR 504: Draw logical conclusions in more challenging passages
• CLR 505: Paraphrase virtually any statement as it is used in somewhat challenging passages
• IDT 501: Infer a central idea or theme in somewhat challenging passages or their paragraphs
• IDT 502: Identify a clear central idea or theme in more challenging passages or their paragraphs
• IDT 503: Summarize key supporting ideas and details in more challenging passages