Unit 7 - Interactive Map Activity
Please go to the website http://civclients.com/nehint/recon/. Enter "Part 2 After Reconstruction" and then choose the maps listed below and answer the questions using the information from the maps. You are responsible for completing 3 topics.
Topic 1: "Change in the Value of Farm Products 1870-1880"
- Look at the section titled "Things to Consider." What does "change in the value of farm products" mean during the years 1870-1880? What would such a change mean when evaluating the success of Reconstruction?
- In general, what do the statistics tell us about the growth of land values throughout the South?
- What problems do you imagine shifting land and product values might have caused during Reconstruction?
- What does Edward King say about the situation confronting the South at the close of the war? Do the statistics agree on the interactive agree with his assessment? What special problems does Edward King single out that confront the South during Reconstruction?
- What is the subject of the picture, and when was it taken? What does the picture suggest to you about the condition of the South with regard to the value of land after Reconstruction? How would it help explain the statistics?
Topic 2: "Change in the Number of Farms Consisting of 1000 or More Acres 1870-1880"
- Look at the section titled "Things to Consider" under "Change in the Number of Farms Consisting of 1000 or More Acres 1870-1880". Why would a change in the number of large farms be so important?
- In general, what do the statistics tell us about the growth in large farms throughout the South?
- What problems do you imagine the growth of shrinking (as the case may be) of the number of large farms might have caused during Reconstruction?
- What does Edward King say about the situation confronting the South during Reconstruction? Do the interactive statistics agree with his assessment? What special problems confronting the South during Reconstruction does Edward King single out?
- What is the subject of the two interactive pictures? What do the pictures suggest to you about the condition of the South with regard to the value of land before the war and after Reconstruction? How would it help explain the statistics? How do they aid you in your understanding of how the South changed during Reconstruction?
Topic 3: "Change in Capital Manufacturing Investment 1870-1880"
- Look at the "Things to Consider". What does "Change in Capital Manufacturing Investment 1870-1880" mean? What special problem do we have in evaluating the statistics for this category?
- If Reconstruction was working, do you predict that capital manufacturing investment would grow or shrink? Why?
- What do the statistics tell us about the capital manufacturing investment throughout the South, generally?
- What problems do you imagine the growth or shrinking of manufacturing (as the case may be) might have caused during Reconstruction?
- What does Edward King say about the growth of manufacturing in the South during Reconstruction? In what ways might the growth of manufacturing be upsetting to Southerners?
- What is the subject of the picture, and when was it sketched? What might the picture tell you about the condition of the South with regard to the change in capital manufacturing investment after Reconstruction? How might it help explain the statistics?
Topic 4: "Change in the value of Manufactured Products 1870-1880"
- Look at the "Things to Consider". What does "Change in the Value of Manufacture Products 1870-1880" mean? what special problem do we have in evaluating the statistics for this category?
- If Reconstruction was working, would you predict that "Change in the Value of Manufacture Products" would grow or shrink? Why?
- What do the statistics tell us about the Value of Manufactured Products throughout the South, generally?
- What problems do you imagine the growth or shrinking in the value of manufactured products (as the case may be) might have caused during Reconstruction?
- What does Edward King say about the growth of manufacturing in the South during Reconstruction? Do the interactive statistics agree with his assessment?
Topic 5: "Change in Railroad Track Mileage 1865-1877"
- Look at the "Things to Consider". What does "Change in Railroad Track Mileage 1865-1877" mean? What special problem do we have in evaluating the statistics for this category? What would such a change mean when evaluating the success of Reconstruction?
- If Reconstruction was working, do you predict Change in Railroad Track Mileage 1865-1877 would grow or shrink? Why?
- What do the statistics tell us about the Change in Railroad Track Mileage 1865-1877 throughout the South, generally?
- What problems do you imagine the growth or shrinking (as the case may be) of the Change in Railroad Track Mileage 1865-1877 might have caused during Reconstruction?
- What does Edward King say about the situation confronting the South at the close of the war? Do the interactive statistics agree with his assessment? What special problems does Edward King single out concerning Change in Railroad Track Mileage 1865-1877?
- What is the subject of the picture, and what year does it depict? What does the picture tell you about the condition of the South with regard to Change in Railroad Track Mileage 1865-1877 after Reconstruction? How would it help explain the statistics?