Reconstruction Essential Questions & Layered Notes

Reconstruction Essential Questions & Layered Notes
We will be asking these essential questions and notes to drive our discussion and learning relative to Reconstruction, perhaps the most important and least understood period in U.S. History.

--Also using money PBS Video-- Reconstruction: The Second Civil War (linked on website).
--Chapter 4, section 4 study questions handout

QUEST next wednesday (moved to friday), September 11th!!!

Essay Prompt: Eric Foner, leading historian on American History argues that Reconstruction was an "Unfinished Revolution." Defend/support this claim with 5-paragraph essay, 3 major supporting points, and supporting evidence based off of video, lecture, readings, notes...

Essential Questions- reconstruction notes -


USHI - Ch. 4 Sec. 4 Study Guide -

States Map Test & Pre-Reconstruction Quest

States Map Test first retakes at the end of class this friday.

Pre-Reconstruction Quest on monday, August 31st.

Pre-Reconstruction Presentation Performance

"Slavery: So Stinking Sad." Economic Causes of the Civil War
Watch this, notice the creative lyrics, the snapping, and enjoy!!!
Work ethic+creativity=better experience.

Civil War--Key Events PowerPoint

Money Civil War PowerPoint...great for Northern victory group.


Civil War - KEY EVENTS -

Bleeding KS/Dred SCott PowerPoint

Great for the Bleeding Kansas group.


ks-neb act to lincoln election -

What did Kansas represent? Critical reading!!!

what did kansas represent -

From Colonies to Civil War

All groups check this informative PowerPoint out!!!


From Colonies to Civil War-fall 2007 -

Pre-civil war differences PowerPoint

Good for all groups. Great for political, economic groups.


lp_ cotton gin_ Key Topics Presentation _2007_ -

Slavery PowerPoint

Helpful, especially for economic, political and timeline group. Great maps, graphs, numbers.


Slavery 2 -

Personal History Paper

Personal History Paper due this Friday, August 21.
-minimum 1 page.
-Who are you...why?
-Turning points, influences, events?
-If I was to teach a class on YOU what would
be the major themes, chapters, topics?

States Map Test

STATES Map Test this friday. Must get 100% to pass.

Pre-Reconstruction Group Project

We will work on this friday and monday...ready to present tuesday, august 25.


Group Activity Pre Reconstruction -

Who Are You?

Who ARE you -

Syllabus

US history syllabus -