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)

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?

Group 1: 13th AmendmentTextbook p. 503Handouts

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 AmendmentTextbook pages 505-506Handouts

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 AmendmentTextbook p. 508Handouts

Group 9: Reconstruction Policies part 2 (Rules/Laws) Textbook: p. 506 – Reconstruction Act of 1867

p. 506 – Readmission of Statesp. 510 – African Americans in Government

Group 4: Abraham Lincolns Views on ReconstructionTextbook p. 501Handout

Group 10: Reconstruction ProblemsTextbook:

p. 510 – Scalawags and Carpetbaggersp. 510 – Resistance to Reconstructionp. 510-511 The Ku Klux Klan

Group 5: Robert E. Lee’s Views on ReconstructionHandout – 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 ReconstructionTextbook page 511

Group 12: Independent Research -iPad/Textbook-Discuss with Mrs. Brown