Unit 4: Civil War and Reconstruction

Lesson 3: Reconstruction

Standard - SS8H6: The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia.
Element c.: Analyze the impact of Reconstruction on Georgia and other southern states, emphasizing Freedmen’s Bureau; sharecropping and tenant farming; Reconstruction plans; 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the constitution; Henry McNeal Turner and black legislators; and the Ku Klux Klan.
Verbs / Nouns
Lesson 3 – Reconstruction – Key Vocabulary
Reconstruction / Reconstruction Plans / Henry McNeal Turner and the
Freedmen’s Bureau / 13th Amendment / Black Legislators
Sharecropping / 14th Amendment / Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
Tenant Farming / 15th Amendment
E.Q. – How did political action and social reaction change the Southern culture after the Civil War?
Identification
Who? and/or What? / Context
When? and/or Where? / Connections
Why and/or How? Explain its connection to the GPS, its impact on GA, and/or the “big picture”.
Reconstruction / What impact did Reconstruction have on Georgia and the other southern states?
Freedmen’s Bureau / What impact did the Freedmen’s Bureau have on freedmen in Georgia and the other southern states?
Sharecropping / What impact did sharecropping and tenant farming have on freedmen in Georgia and the other southern states?
How were sharecropping and tenant farming similar?
How were sharecropping and tenant farming different?
Tenant Farming
Reconstruction Plans / What impact did the reconstruction plans have on Georgia and the other southern states?
How were the Lincoln Plan and Congressional Plan similar and different?
13th Amendment / What impact did the 13th amendment have on Georgia and the other southern states?
14th Amendment / What impact did the 14th amendment have on Georgia and the other southern states?
15th Amendment / What impact did the 15th amendment have on Georgia and the other southern states?
Henry McNeal Turner and the Black Legislators / What impact did Henry McNeal Turner and the Black Legislators have on Georgia?
What was unique about this group of legislators?
Ku Klux Klan (KKK) / What impact did racist groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan (KKK), have on Georgia and the other southern states?
Additional Notes:
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Essential Question #1: How did political action and social reaction change the southern culture after the Civil War?