1. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, shortly after the end of the Civil War. 2. Congress disagreed with President Andrew Johnson's lenient Reconstruction plan, which readmitted southern states quickly. This led to Johnson's impeachment in 1868 for firing the Secretary of War without Congressional approval. 3. In 1870, Hiram Revels of Mississippi became the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate, while Blanche K. Bruce of Mississippi was the first African American to serve a full term, reflecting some progress during Reconstruction but also persistent racism.

1. Reconstruction
Main Events
Bermudez US History

2. What you need for today’s
activity:
iPad
Documents packet
Headphones
Paper
Pen/pencil

3. DO NOW
Take out a sheet of paper, write your name and
today’s date at the top, then title your paper,
“Reconstruction Main Events”.
Next, copy the LT below:
LT 2.2 – I can examine the events that took place as
the Civil War ended.

4. Reconstruction Main Events
Introduction and Instructions
Today you will be learning about Reconstruction by studying 4 major events that took
place during this era, 1865-1877.
After the Civil War, the nation was still very divided. The South (Confederates) were not
happy that Robert E. Lee had surrendered and the North (Union) wanted to rebuild the
southern states and re-enter them into the United States.
When the Civil War ended, much of the South lay in ruins. Many people returned from
war to destroyed homes and farms. Harvests of corn, cotton, rice, and other crops fell
far below normal. Many farm animals had been killed or were roaming free. These were
some of the challenges of restoring the nation.
For today’s learning, you need to go through these slides, completing the tasks for each
key event and answering the questions on your paper. You need to write each event and
then answer the questions on your paper. Once you’ve completed an event, move on to
the next slide to access the next event.
Have fun!
READ THIS
SLIDE
FIRST!!!

5. April 14th, 1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated
Read document #1 then answer quick check #1 below:
Which detail would be MOST important to include in a summary of the article?
A. John Wilkes Booth was born as the third son to a well-known English actor.
B. Clara Harris and her fiancé Major Henry Rathbone accompanied President
Lincoln to the theater.
C. President Lincoln sat in an armchair closest to the audience the night he died.
D. John Wilkes Booth shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865.
President Lincoln sat in an armchair closest to the audience the night he died.

6. 1868 – President Andrew Johnson is
impeached and almost removed from office.
Read the passage below:
“New State Governments”
Johnson was a Democrat whom Republicans had put on the ticket in 1864 to appeal to the
border states. A former slaveholder, he was a stubborn man who would soon face a hostile
Congress.
Johnson offered a mild program for setting up new southern state governments. First, he
appointed a temporary governor for each state. Then he required that the states revise their
constitutions. Next, voters elected state and local representatives. The new state government
had to declare that secession was illegal. It also had to ratify the 13the Amendment and refuse
to pay Confederate debts.
By the end of 1865, all the southern states except Texas had created new governments.
Johnson approved them all and declared that the United States was restored. Newly elected
representatives came to Washington from each reconstructed southern state. However,
Republicans complained that many new representatives had been leaders of the Confederacy.
Congress therefore refused to readmit the southern states into the Union. Clearly, the nation
was still divided.
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WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvOBAfKbiMo
Quick Check #2: Why did Congress think Johnson’s Reconstruction plan was a failure?

7. 1870 – Hiram Revels becomes the first African
American to serve in the US Senate
Study the image and read
about Hiram Revels and
Blanche K. Bruce. Then
answer the two
“Interpreting Maps”
questions located in the
bottom right corner of
the image.

8. 1877 – The Compromise of 1877 ends
Reconstruction
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQgsUtU0THA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqivN1GqiOY
Who won the election of 1876?
The Democrats agreed to accept the results of the presidentail election as long
as the federal government agreed to do what?
True or False: Answer each state T if it is true and F if it is false. If the
statement is false, explain why.
1. Reconstruction was led by Democrats in Congress.
2. Several competing plans were proposed for Reconstruction.
3. As more African Americans took public office in the South, resistance to
Reconstruction decreased among white southerners.

9. VIDEO AND QUICK QUIZ
Please watch the following videos by clicking on the links, then answer the quiz
on the next two slides by writing the correct response on your paper.
https://www.flocabulary.com/unit/reconstruction/video/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CKcGj4Cq8E

10. Write down on your paper, “Reconstruction Quick Quiz” then read each
question then write the correct answer choice on your paper.
For example: 1. A 2. B 3. C