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Ch 4 Bellringer : Imagine you fill out an application to lease an apartment from a landlord . Upon learning that you are from Sayre, the landlord refuses to lease the apartment to you, because she/he doesn’t like people from Sayre. Is this ok? what would you do? . Did you know…
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Ch 4 Bellringer: Imagine you fill out an application to lease an apartment from a landlord. Upon learning that you are from Sayre, the landlord refuses to lease the apartment to you, because she/he doesn’t like people from Sayre. Is this ok? what would you do?
Did you know… The Landlordhas committed a civil rights violation by discriminating against you based on where you are from (origin) Under housing and anti-discrimination laws, landlords may not reject apartment applicants because of their race, origin, gender, age, religion.
So What? • The 14th & 15th Amendments were passed during Reconstruction (1865-77) to protect rights of all people
Ch 4- Big Idea:The US started an effort called Reconstruction to:a. bring the south back into the U.S. b. to rebuild itc. to give rights/protections to African Americans
Evidence of destruction from Civil War and of the reconstruction that would be needed (previous photo & one here on the left are “Sherman’s Neckties”…North. Troops would destroy South. Rail lines
Reconstruction • Definition: to rebuild the South’s govt., economy, & to make America a fairer place • Was needed to help freed slaves and to reunite the states. • What other things are ‘reconstructed’ or what’s is Reconstruction like?
Refugees • People pushed/forced away from home (often do to war, even natural disaster- like 4 million former slaves during/after Civil War • examples? ..or it’s similar to…??
Freedmen’s Bureau • Was started to help freed slaves with food, housing, health care, jobs, education, justice • What’s it like?
2. When did it happen? After the Civil War 3. Why was it needed? To meet the needs of freed slaves
carnage • Means…destruction, massive loss of life (ex. War), bloodshed • Do we really want to talk/list examples? • Definitely no pictures!
malice • Kind of means ‘hate’ or hatred • Examples- what a slave might feel toward an owner, or… • How to remember?
Mason-Dixon Line • Definition- is seen as a dividing ‘line’ between north (freedom) & south (slavery)
seceded • Means to ‘break away’ or leave (ex. When south. State seceded from the Union (rest of US) • Examples- • How can I remember? Draw/sketch something…
electorate • Definition- people with the right to vote • Ex. The voters • How do I remember? They…
Plans of Presidents Lincoln & Johnson? • Let’s go ‘easy’ on the southerners
The Radical Republicans Plan? • Let’s obliterate the Southerners!
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Recap/summary…Reconstructing the South is kind of like what…? • List as many analogies/examples that you can… • What would your plan be? Would you be strict or lenient- explain your plan and why
Why does Reconstruction ‘run out of gas’? • Radical Republicans lose grip on the south(made of 3 groups- they were divided with different goals) • Ku Klux Klan (KKK) killed approx. 20,000m destroy reconstruction governments, scared blacks from using their political rights • Economic downturn took people’s attention from reconstruction • South. Democrats give Presidency to Northerners since new President Rutherford Hayes agrees to take troops out of the south
The Effects of Reconstruction? • Southern whites regain power through terror (rise of KKK) • Blacks started churches, schoolsjob opportunity • Blacks forced to sharecrop- could only keep some of the crops they grew on land owned by whites • Summarize:
Vocab terms • Segregation- separating people (unfairly) by race • It’s kind of like…
Jim Crow- segregation laws , rules & customs enacted after reconstruction • It’s kind of like…
Agenda • quiz • notes
Blue cards are the “South” • White cards are the “North & West”
Summary 1. Why was it hard for African Americans to achieve “better lives” after Reconstruction? 2. What region of the US seemed to offer the best hope & why? 3. Why do you think most African American ended up staying in the South