Oct 21-22

EQ:
Why did Reconstruction end?

CW:
finish notes on Reconstruction
Reconstruction Collapses: 1872--77: 
Amnesty Act of 1872
video clips from Reconstruction DVD
1873-74
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
video clip: Election of 1876 (Gates DVD; last segment)
video clip: Election of 1876
Compromise of 1877 and home rule for the South
sharecropping contract--"slavery without the whip"
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SMALL GROUP ESSAY PREP with essay prep sheet

HW:
STUDY FOR UNIT 1 EXAM!!