US History II: Reconstruction Unit (taken from the VDOE)

1. Reconstruction: Group Assignment
• In groups of 2-3:
– 12 topics
– students will investigate different aspects of Reconstruction.
– Students will then use their research to teach the class what they
learned about their topic.
• Groups will use the Evernote Reconstruction
notebook to research their topics
– Click on the link, then the “open in a new window” icon
– Choose the “view notebook” option
• Create a Google Doc/Presentation with the key points of your topic:
– 3-4 slides MAXIMUM (that includes the title slide)
– Heading/Title
– Bullet Points (Key Words Only)
– Include Images/Photos
• (Use Google Images or Creative Commons that free to share or modify)

2. Groups & Topics
• Group 1: 13th
Amendment
• Group 2: 14th
Amendment
• Group 3: 15th
Amendment
• Group 4: Abraham Lincolns
Views on Reconstruction
• Group 5: Robert E. Lee’s Views
on Reconstruction
• Group 6: Frederick Douglass’s
Views on Reconstruction
• Group 7: Freedman’s Bureau
• Group 8: Reconstruction Policies
(Rules/Laws) part 1
• Group 9: Reconstruction Policies
(Rules/Laws) part 2
• Group 10: Reconstruction
Problems
• Group 11: How did Reconstruction
end?
• Group 12: Legacy - What
happened after Reconstruction?

3. Group 1: 13th Amendment
Textbook p. 503
Handouts
Group 7: Freedman’s Bureau
Textbook page 502 The Freedman’s Bureau
P. 511-512 Some Improvements, Public Schools, Farming the
Land
Group 2: 14th Amendment
Textbook pages 505-506
Handouts
Group 8: Reconstruction Policies part 1 (Rules/Laws)
Textbook:
p. 504 – 505 African American Rights (Black Codes & Challenging Black
Codes)
p. 505 – Civil Rights Act of 1866
Group 3: 15th Amendment
Textbook p. 508
Handouts
Group 9: Reconstruction Policies part 2 (Rules/Laws)
Textbook:
p. 506 – Reconstruction Act of 1867
p. 506 – Readmission of States
p. 510 – African Americans in Government
Group 4: Abraham Lincolns Views on
Reconstruction
Textbook p. 501
Handout
Group 10: Reconstruction Problems
Textbook:
p. 510 – Scalawags and Carpetbaggers
p. 510 – Resistance to Reconstruction
p. 510-511 The Ku Klux Klan
Group 5: Robert E. Lee’s Views on
Reconstruction
Handout – from Mrs. Brown
Group 11: End of Reconstruction…”How did Reconstruction end?”
Textbook pages 513-520
-Officially over in 1877
-Federal troops removed from the South
-Ended over a compromise over the outcome of the election of 1876
-Rights that African Americans had gained were lost through “Jim Crow”
laws
Group 6: Frederick Douglass’s Views on
Reconstruction
Textbook page 511
Group 12:
Independent Research
-iPad/Textbook
-Discuss with Mrs. Brown