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OOPS!. Reconstruction (1865-1877). Key Questions. 1. How do we bring the South back into the Union?. 4. To what extend Was reconstruction successful?. 2. How do we rebuild the South after its destruction during the war?.

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OOPS!

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  1. OOPS!

  2. Reconstruction (1865-1877)

  3. Key Questions 1. How do webring the Southback into the Union? 4. To what extend Was reconstruction successful? 2. How do we rebuild the South after itsdestruction during the war? 3. How do weintegrate andprotect newly-emancipatedblack freedmen?

  4. US Reconstruction Notes • Why did “Reconstruction” end in 1877? • Was reconstruction successful? • What events led up to the end of Reconstruction and why? (pick • What did the Civil Rights act of 1875 mean to accomplish and why wasn’t it more successful? • Summarize the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. • If the 14th amendment was meant to protect former slaves and provide them with rights, then why were laws still in place that discriminated, and why were individuals able to discriminate against blacks? • What was the purpose of the Freedman’s Bureau?

  5. To what degree was the Freedman’s Bureau successful? • Why wasn’t President Andrew Johnson Re-elected? • Who were the “Radical Republicans”, what was their agenda, and was it successful? • Draw a Venn Diagram and compare/contrast the presidencies of Lincoln, Johnson, and Grant in terms of their reconstruction plans, successes and failures. • If you had been alive at the time, which one of these presidents’ plans would you have supported most and why?

  6. Conflicting Accounts You are about to put yourself in the shoes of not one, but two different people from the Reconstruction era in American history.

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