Debates fostered by social and political groups about the role of government in American social, political, and economic life shape government policy, institutions, political parties, and the rights of citizens.
KC 5.3.2.ii Reconstruction altered relationships between the states and the federal government, and led to debates over new definitions of citizenship, particularly regarding the rights of African Americans, women, and other minorities.
KC 5.3.2.a The 13th Amendment abolished slavery, while the 14th and 15th amendments granted African Americans citizenship, equal protection under the laws, and voting rights.
KC 5.3.2.b The women’s rights movement was both emboldened and divided over the 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution.
KC 5.3.2.c Efforts by radical and moderate Republicans to change the balance of power between Congress and the presidency and to reorder race relations in the defeated South yielded some short-term successes. Reconstruction opened up political opportunities and other leadership roles to former slaves, but it ultimately failed, due both to determined Southern resistance and the North’s waning resolve.
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REQUIRED: Textbook: AMSCO, 4th edition.
Topic: Topic 5.10
Option: AMSCO, 3rd edition. Chapters 12-15
EXTENDED: Textbook: Brinkley, Alan. American History: Connecting with the Past
Topic: Chapters 13-16
Supplemental: PPT of chapter overview
SUPPLEMENTAL: Reading: Foner South's Inner Civil War"
SUPPLEMENTAL: Reading: DuBois "Reconstruction & the Battle for Woman Suffrage"
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Heimler's History
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Topic Essential Question
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5.3.2.a
5.3.2.b
5.3.2.c
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SAQ Topic 34
SAQ Topic 35
SAQ Topic 36
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Topic 5.10
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