Reconstruction

Reconstruction-

Introduction

After the Civil War, rebuilding of the ruined South was a tremendous job. Just as troubling was the task of bring former Confederate States back into the Union. Many problems are going to face the United States government after the Civil War due to hard feelings, racial tensions and a poor economy. The country was unsure on how to punish the South. Cities and farmland, especially in the South, had been completely destroyed. The casualties from this war were greater than all of America's other wars combined. Four million former slaves were now proclaimed to be free. Hard feelings, distrust, and hatred were the dominant emotions of the time.

Reconstruction is often argued as a success and failure. It is your job to present a case for one side or another. Was Reconstruction a success or failure?

Task

Each person will be assigned two topic to explain to the class the successes or failures of Reconstruction. Within your topic are different names, places and events that can help you prove your point. Research about your two topics and decide whether or not Reconstruction worked. Then create a page on MyBigCampus to prove your point. Make sure you explain topics . Then clearly state whether or not Reconstruction was a failure or success by answering one of the questions below.

Topics:

Events	Laws	People
1. Burning of Richmond	7. Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction	22. Carpetbaggers and Scalawags
2. Panic of 1873	8. Johnson's Plan for Reconstruction	23. Sharecroppers
3. Memphis Race Riots	9. Military Reconstruction 1867	24. Thaddues Stevens
4.Freedman's Bureau	10.Force Acts 1870-1871	25. Radical Republicans
5. Andrew Johnson's Impeachment	11.Compromise of 1876	26. Ulyesses S Grant
	12. 13th Amendment	27. KKK
6. Election of 1876	13. Jim Crow Laws	28. President Andrew Johnson
36. 1964 Civil Rights Act	14. 15th Amendment	29. Blanche B.Bruce
37. Harlem Renaissance	15. 14th Amendments	30. Oliver Howard
39. Jackie Robinson	16. Black Codes	31. Buffalo Solidiers
40. Negro Baseball League	17. Wade Davis Bill	32. Martin Luther King
41. Harlem Globetrotters	18. Civil Rights Act of 1964	33. NAACP
42. Marian Anderson	19. Brown vs. Board of Education	34. ML King
43. Southern Christian Leadership Conference	20. Plessy V Ferguson	35. Rosa Paks
44. Sharecroppers 45. KKK 46. Jim Crow Laws 47. Black Codes	21. Affirmative Action	38. Thurgood Marshall

Decisions that must be made: Did your topic show a sucess or failure in Reconstruction by helping or not helping with one of the following questions.

1. What should be done to the Southern's who fought in the War?

2. How can the Southern States reunite with the rest of the country?

3. What should be for the newly freed African Americans?

4. How should we pay for damage of the war?

5. How will we make sure the south follows the laws of the nation?

6. How should the election of 1876 be settled?

7. Did the country help African Americans who were former slaves?

8. Did the economy of the South improve and become self efficient?

9. What should be done to the Southern's who fought in the War?

10. How did the former confederates to follow the law?

11. How can we protect people from being harassed at the voting polls?

Resources

What will you do in short:

Summarize your topics relationship to Reconstruction or Civil Rights - 5 sentences min.
Did your topic show a sucess or failure of Reconstruction? 5 sentences min
A picture of your topic