Reconstruction+Reading

In American history, the era following the Civil War is known as the // Reconstruction // period. Today in class we will be completing an in class reading - net search to examine this topic. Use the following links to complete today's handout. Be patient while navigating the sites below (the first two are the best) - the required information is there!

Each student is responsible for completing their own copy of the handout, and response to the questions should be done in your US History notebook. Expect a quiz over this material!


 * 1) [|America's Reconstruction - People and Politics After the Civil War]
 * 2) [|Digital History Reconstruction] THIS PAGE IS EXCELLENT IF YOU HAVE PROBLEMS FINDING INFORMATION IN THE FIRST LINK - Pay special attention to the following parts of this page: OVERVIEW, TEXTBOOK, FILM

The above links are the best but these will also help...
 * 1) [|Reconstruction Reading #2]
 * 2) [|The Birth of a Nation] - movie description
 * 3) [|Sharecropping after the war]

Here is a copy of the reading questions...