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8th Grade Standard #6- Key events and significant figures in American history influenced the course and outcome of the American Revolution.

Term Questions: Key events, significant figures, influenced, outcome,

The goal of this standard is to show the main people who played a big part in the revolution. Give the kids a quick example of who won the revolution.

Do a quizlet live with the class to learn events and the main people such as King George, Washington, Adams, and Jefferson.

American Government Standard #9- The constitutional amendments known collectively as the Reconstruction Amendments extended new constitutional protections to African Americans, though the struggle to fully achieve equality would continue.

Terms: Consitutional amendments, Reconstruction amendments, extended, equality

Goal: which constitutional rights help African Americans more rights

I would show them the reconstructions amendments 13-15. watch that video below. do a matching activity.

Reconstruction: The Black Codes | PBS LearningMediaThe end of the Civil War brought about the freedom of four million enslaved people. The era of Reconstruction that followed the war sought to remedy the inequities of slavery while readmitting the Southern states back into a reunified nation. Ultimately, Reconstruction was not a success; it was succeeded by a backlash that sought to restrict the freedom of African Americans. In the years following the Civil War, Southerners resisted the rights granted to African Americans. In November 1865, the government that President Andrew Johnson had set up in Mississippi passed a set of oppressive laws that only applied to African Americans. Other Southern states quickly followed suit. The intent of these laws was to restrict African Americans’ freedom, and compel them to work for white employers in a situation reminiscent of slavery. These laws were enacted to ensure continued white supremacy in a post Civil War society. They became known as the Black Codes. The Black Codes varied from state to state, restricting property and business ownership, and the ability to move freely through public spaces. A central element of the Black Codes were vagrancy laws. Men might be penalized if they were out of work or failed to pay specific taxes or tolls.

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