Reconstruction Webquest

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I. Policies Regarding Reconstruction

A. Describe Lincoln’s plan for reconstruction of the
    South.

B. What opposition did he face?

C. What happened to Lincoln?

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0860645.html

D. In what way was Johnson’s plan for
     reconstruction different from Lincoln’s?

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0860646.html

E. How did the Radical Republicans respond to Johnson’s policies?

F. What reason did Congress give for impeaching Johnson?

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=509

  

II. Struggles of the Freedmen

A. Once the slaves were free, what were some of the problems faced (read "Condition of the Former Slaves.")?

http://www.civilwarhome.com/freedmen.htm

B. What were the Black Codes?

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASblackcodes.htm

C. What were the Jim Crow Laws?

D. Give some examples.

http://www.nps.gov/malu/forteachers/jim_crow_laws.htm

E. Why was the first Ku Klux Klan formed?

F. In what ways did the members frighten and abuse African Americans?

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0859144.html

 

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III. Amendments 13, 14, and 15

A.  What was the purpose of the 15th amendment?
B.  What groups of people are excluded from the 15th amendment

http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Am13

 C. Using geography and political affiliations tell who
      was most in favor of the 13th Amendment. 
      Explain. 

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h127.html

 

^{D. Describe one of the earliest attempts to abolish slavery and explain why it was unsuccessful.}

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jan31.html

 ^{E. How did the 14th Amendment attempt to guarantee the freedoms of African Americans?}

^{F. Why was the 14th Amendment unsuccessful in guaranteeing equal rights to
    African Americans born in the United States?}

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_codes_in_the_USA

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IV.   Segregation

A.  Describe the circumstances behind Plessy v.  Ferguson

B. What was the court’s decision? 
Plessy v Ferguson 

C. What Supreme Court decision reversed Plessy V. Ferguson? 
Court case 

D. What did the court say about the concept of "separate but equal?"

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  Discussion Question:

Is it possible to legislate equality?  Use at least 2 examples from your study of Reconstruction in your answer.