Oct. 19; 22

EQ:
What was Reconstruction and to what extent was Reconstruction a success in giving ex-slaves full American citizenship?

CW:
finish Reconstruction ppt
1866:
Ku Klux Klan formed in Pulaski, TN-video clip from Reconstruction DVD
Civil Rights Act of 1866
1867
Reconstruction Act of 1867
President Johnson impeached
1868:
14th Amendment ratified--1868
U.S. Grant wins the presidency
sharecropping contract--"slavery without the whip" 
Klan Enforcement Acts
1870--15th Amendment ratified
analysis of the Reconstruction Amendments
video clip from Many Rivers on the impact on the 15th Amendment
Reconstruction: 1872--77: 
Amnesty Act of 1872
video clips:
claims of African American political misconduct in the South
Financial Panic of 1873 and its impact on Northern support for Reconstruction
Redeemers take back political power across the South
Election of 1876
Hamburg Massacre in South Carolina
Compromise of 1877 and home rule for the South
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HW:
STUDY FOR UNIT 1 EXAM!!