Lesson on Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Aim: What goals did Republican policymakers, ex-Confederates, and freepeople pursue during Reconstruction? To what degree did each succeed?

Bell Ringer: EOC Review Guide pages 18 and 19 / grade and review (10 min)

Agenda:

1. Grade Chapter 14 Vocab. Quiz (5 min)
2. "Reconstruction Chart": Create a chart that tracks the goals of Republican policymakers, ex-Confederates, and freed people during Reconstruction. After completing the chart, explain why certain goals may have fallen short. Due Friday, January 12, 2018.

3. Thinking Like a Historian 14 / discuss thesis (10 min)

4. Chapter 15 IDs

5. PERIODIZATION: Reconstruction is a distinct turning point in U.S. history - and one of the most difficult ever faced by Americans. Within Reconstruction itself, historians identify other turning points, such as the passage of the Fifteenth Amendment. In your reading of the chapter identify other important turning points.

"Reconstruction's eventual failure stemmed from the conflicting goals of lawmakers, freepeople, and relentlessly hostile ex-Confederates" p. 478

6. Journal 74 - How did Lincoln and Johnson approach Reconstruction differently? (10 min)

A:

-Lincoln - 10% of a rebellious state's voters had taken an oath of loyalty and approved the 13th Amendment, the state would be restored to the Union.

-Johnson - A white supremacist who believed in quickly reuniting whites in the North and South and returning southern whites to power over their lands and former slaves. Amnesty to all southerners who swore allegiance to the U.S., except for the highest-ranking Confederates. He appointed provisional governors for the southern states and required only that they revoke secession, repudiate Confederate debts, and ratify the 13th Amendment. He fought against his own Congress, nearly suffered impeachment, and successfully elevated ex-Confederate s to retake land and power in the South.

7. BP: Reconstruction / Watch video and complete the Primary Sources section (10 min)

Home Learning:

1. Journal 75 - Under what circumstances did the Fourteenth Amendment win passage, and what problems did its authors seek to address?

2. "Reconstruction Chart" Please submit by Friday, January 12 before 4pm.

3. Complete Long Essay Question 3. Please submit by Friday, January 12 before 4pm.

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