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RECOnSTRUCTION 5 th grade

Engage students in a role-playing activity focusing on the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War, covering key events and impacts. Students will assign roles, answer questions, and explore historical perspectives. This lesson aims to deepen understanding and critical thinking skills.

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RECOnSTRUCTION 5 th grade

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  1. RECOnSTRUCTION5thgrade Putting drama to the test

  2. ASSIGN JOBS

  3. STEPS • RESTATE THE QUESTION

  4. QUESTIONS • What year was the first car invented? $700 What car invented? Year car invented? $300

  5. What time did George Washington go to sleep every night?

  6. STEPS • RESTATE THE QUESTION • PREDICT ANSWER-TABLEAU • CHOOSE MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWER-TABLEAU

  7. Abraham Lincoln was unable to follow through with his mild Reconstruction plans to let the South re-join the Union. • A new hope was given to the Confederate Army and the Civil War went on for several more months. • The Reconstruction Era began peacefully as the North and South joined together to honor their fallen leader. • Abraham Lincoln was unable to follow through his harsh Reconstruction plans and punish the South for starting the war. What impact did the event portrayed above have on the start of the Reconstruction Era?

  8. Which group would have been happy to pick up a paper and read the headline shown? • Plantation Owners • Southern Farmers • Abolitionists • Confederate Soldiers

  9. What would be a likely topic at a Freedmen's Convention held in 1865? • Joining the KKK in your area • Voting wisely in national elections • Acquiring needed job skills • Purchasing African American slaves at low prices

  10. In the displayed sharecropping equation, which item was provided by the sharecropper? • Farm Tools • Farmland • Housing • Labor

  11. The Ku Klux Klan often resorted to violence to accomplish its goal. This violence was usually designed to: • Intimidate the victims • Prevent the spread of more violence • Retaliate against previous acts of violence • Protect personal property

  12. Why did Congress want to impeach President Johnson? • Johnson tried to block the passage of several laws that granted further rights to African Americans • Congress thought that President Johnson was doing a better job in the White House than President Lincoln. • Southern States were very unhappy with the decisions Johnson was making as President. • Congress was giving President Johnson an honor for all the hard work he was doing during Reconstruction.

  13. What effect did Black Codes have on African Americans? • a. African Americans were able to now enter certain public places using a Black Code. • b. African Americans were now treated fairly in this nation under Black Codes. • c. Black codes tried placing limitations on African Americans, similar to those they faced during slavery. • d. African Americans were content with their treatment under Black Codes.

  14. How did the 15th Amendment both expand and limit which citizens had the right to vote? • a. African Americans were not allowed to vote after being freed from slavery. • b. African American men were now able to vote but all women were not allowed to. • c. African American men were now able to vote, along with white men and women. • d. The votes of the African American men were seen more important than the votes of White American men.

  15. How did Lincoln and Johnson differ in their policies? • Johnson’s Reconstruction plan was easier on the South than Lincoln intended before his death. • Johnson did not want to free slaves and Lincoln did. • c. Johnson and Lincoln did not differ in any area with their policies. • d. Johnson enforced more laws benefiting the African Americans than Lincoln intended before his death.

  16. How did life in the South change for African Americans after Reconstruction? • a. Life was much like the way it was during slavery for African Americans because of new policies such as poll taxes, reading tests and the grandfather clause. • b. African Americans were now in tremendous debt because of share cropping. • c. Both a and b. • d. Life did not change for African Americans, they were still slaves.

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