Reconstruction

Information about Reconstruction in general

Facing History and Ourselves video collection on Reconstruction and the Fragility of Democracy

Compare the different positions concerning the reconstruction of Southern society and the nation, including the positions of President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson, Republicans, and African Americans.

Describe the early responses to the end of the Civil War by describing the following:

policies of the Freedmen’s Bureau
restrictions placed on the rights and opportunities of freedmen, including racial segregation and Black Codes

Describe the new role of African Americans in local, state, and federal government in the years after the Civil War and the resistance of Southern whites to this change, including the Ku Klux Klan.

Black Leaders During Reconstruction

Analyze the intent and the effect of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution.

First of all, the amendments
Eric Foner on the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
Khan Academy videos on the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
The 15th Amendment from History.com

Explain the decision to remove Union troops in 1877 and investigate its impact on Americans.

Command terms for this unit

Compare - Give an account of the similarities between two (or more) items or situations, referring to both (all) of them throughout.
Explain - Give a detailed account including reasons or causes.
Describe - Give a detailed account or picture of a situation, event, pattern, or process.
Analyze - Break down in order to bring out the essential elements or structure. (To identify parts and relationships, and to interpret information to reach conclusions.)
Investigate - Observe, study, or make a detailed and systematic examination, in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions.

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