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What is “Reconstruction”?. What does “ construct ” mean? What does the prefix “ re ” mean? What does the suffix “ ion ” mean? Why is the word capitalized?. Anchor Dates. 1860 1865 1877. In 1865, what needs to be rebuilt?. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Richmond, Virginia, 1865.
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What is “Reconstruction”? • What does “construct” mean? • What does the prefix “re” mean? • What does the suffix “ion” mean? • Why is the word capitalized?
Anchor Dates • 1860 • 1865 • 1877
Brainstorm with a Partner What other things need to be fixed in the United States in 1865? What issues does the country face in 1865?
The “So What” • “So What” = • results, outcomes, consequences, impacts, implications, importance, significance, or lasting legacy • We know “what happened in the Civil War,” but now we have to answer “so what?” (What happened as a result of the Civil War?)
Consequences of The Civil War(“So What”) • Let’s categorize the consequences: • Political • Economic • Social • Technological
Political Consequences ofThe Civil War • Freed enslaved people (aka “freedmen”) through the 13th Amendment • Gave African-Americans citizenship through the 14th Amendment • Gave black males the right to vote 15th Amendment • Ended the threat of secession • Strengthened the federal government in relation to the states • Caused a battle between the legislative branch (Congress) and the executive branch (President) over whose plan to use for Reconstruction • Caused Southerners to try to reassert their control over African-Americans through the black codes
Economic Consequences ofThe Civil War • Stimulated the economic growth of the North • Loss of labor force led to the economic decline of the South • System of sharecropping replaced the old slave system in the South
Social Consequences ofThe Civil War • Disrupted families because of staggering loss of life • Caused racial tension between whites and blacks • Caused women to demand more rights
Technological Consequences ofThe Civil War • It was the first war to be photographed • Introduced the rifle, the minie ball, an early attempt at a machine gun, and yes, Marcel, the ironclad ship
Issues/Problems • What to do with the freed African-Americans • How to reunite the Union and readmit the Southern states • How to treat the Southerners and rebuild the South