APUSH Chapter 20 & 22: The Civil War (1861-1865) & the Ordeal of Reconstruction (1865-1877)

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APUSH Chapter 20 & 22: The Civil War (1861-1865) & the Ordeal of Reconstruction (1865-1877)

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In our study of U.S. History, we care most about the causes and effects of major wars. Hence, we will be skipping over most of Chapter 20 and all of Chapter 21, which covers the Civil War.

tldr; The North wins, and the Union is preserved. The Confederacy loses, and the South is nearly wrecked by war. President Lincoln is assassinated.

As always, "Focus Questions" should guide your reading and notes, but you do not necessarily have to explicitly answer them.

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The first seven Confederate States to secede from the Union were South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. Shortly after, Virginia, Arkansas North Carolina, and Tennessee followed suit.

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Why do you think Lincoln only freed the slaves in the red (see map below)? Why didn't Lincoln free the slaves in the Border States?

While President Lincoln is known for freeing the slaves in the Emancipation Proclamation, he only freed slaves in the Confederate South [red]. Slavery was still allowed in the Border States [brown] until the 13th Amendment formally abolished slavery from the Union.

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Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and using the "rectangle" tool to box the 3 - not 5 - most important key terms in the space provided.

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That's all that is due for Monday, 2/7/2022! Any questions?

Welcome to your Chapter 22 reading! As you read, consider the following essential question:
 Was the Reconstruction Period a success or failure?
As always, "Focus Questions" should guide your reading and notes, but you do not necessarily have to explicitly answer them.

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That's all that's due Wed, 2/9/2022! Do you have any questions or topics that you want to go over in class?

Enfranchise is just a fancy word for granting the right to vote!

You may have heard the word disenfranchise before, which means the exact opposite since dis = not.

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One achievement of the Reconstruction era was the election of the first African American senator, Hiram Revels of Mississippi (pictured on the far left), and several members of the House of Representatives from the South.

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After a brief period of Republican control in the South which saw major improvements in the lives of African Americans, Southern states instituted new laws aimed at intimidating black political activities.

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That's all that's due Thu, 2/10/2022! Do you have any questions or topics that you want to go over in class?

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Use the scale in the "Show Your Work" section to indicate how successful you think that Radical Reconstruction was.

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Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and using the "rectangle" tool to box the 5 most important key terms in the space provided.

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Chapter 22 complete! Any questions?

In our study of U.S. History, we care most about the causes and effects of major wars. Hence, we will be skipping over most of Chapter 20 and all of Chapter 21, which covers the Civil War.

tldr; The North wins, and the Union is preserved. The Confederacy loses, and the South is nearly wrecked by war. President Lincoln is assassinated.

As always, "Focus Questions" should guide your reading and notes, but you do not necessarily have to explicitly answer them.

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The first seven Confederate States to secede from the Union were South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. Shortly after, Virginia, Arkansas North Carolina, and Tennessee followed suit.

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Why do you think Lincoln only freed the slaves in the red (see map below)? Why didn't Lincoln free the slaves in the Border States?

While President Lincoln is known for freeing the slaves in the Emancipation Proclamation, he only freed slaves in the Confederate South [red]. Slavery was still allowed in the Border States [brown] until the 13th Amendment formally abolished slavery from the Union.

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Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and using the "rectangle" tool to box the 3 - not 5 - most important key terms in the space provided.

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That's all that is due for Monday, 2/7/2022! Any questions?

Welcome to your Chapter 22 reading! As you read, consider the following essential question:
 Was the Reconstruction Period a success or failure?
As always, "Focus Questions" should guide your reading and notes, but you do not necessarily have to explicitly answer them.

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Paragraph 1, Line 2-3 ("Emancipation took... conquered Confederacy")

Paragraph 3, Line 15-16 ("Prodded by... permanent freedom")

Paragraph 4, Line 22-23 ("Tens of... and children")

Paragraph 5, Line 26-28 ("From 1878... to Kansas")

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Which choice best reflects the perspective of the white South regarding the Freedmen's Bureau?

It was a meddlesome federal agency that threatened to upset white racial dominance.

It was a valued partner in rebuilding the South.

It was an acceptable agency only because it also helped poor whites.

It was a threat to state social service agencies.

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That's all that is due for Tuesday, 2/8/2022! Any questions?

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Paragraph 1, Line 1-2 ("Among the... Black Codes")

Paragraph 1, Line 3-4 ("The Black... labor force")

Paragraph 2, Line 9-10 ("Freedom was... to marry")

Paragraph 3, Line 14-15 ("Thousands of... landless whites")

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Paragraph 1, Line 1-3 ("It exploded... Freedmen's Bureau")

Paragraph 1, Line 4-6 ("In March... Black Codes")

Paragraph 1, Line 8-10 ("The hapless... the government")

Paragraph 2, Line 11-13 ("The Republicans... the law")

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That's all that's due Wed, 2/9/2022! Do you have any questions or topics that you want to go over in class?

Enfranchise is just a fancy word for granting the right to vote!

You may have heard the word disenfranchise before, which means the exact opposite since dis = not.

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Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Line 1-2 ("The passage...former abolitionists")

Line 3-5 ("Women had...the same")

Line 5-8 ("Now feminists... to vote")

Line 8-11 ("When the... battle, too")

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One achievement of the Reconstruction era was the election of the first African American senator, Hiram Revels of Mississippi (pictured on the far left), and several members of the House of Representatives from the South.

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Please match each key term to the appropriate definition:

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Scalawags		Northerners accused of using Reconstruction policies to take resources from the South
Carpetbaggers		Southerners who were looked down upon for supporting Reconstruction in the South

After a brief period of Republican control in the South which saw major improvements in the lives of African Americans, Southern states instituted new laws aimed at intimidating black political activities.

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That's all that's due Thu, 2/10/2022! Do you have any questions or topics that you want to go over in class?

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The passage indicates that the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) formed as a direct result of

hostility towards the growing practice of interracial sexual relations and marriage.

the southern desire to defy the occupying U.S. Army during Military Reconstruction.

Southern resistance to Black political empowerment as a perceived challenge to white supremacy.

the political disenfranchisement experienced by poor whites in the South.

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Use the scale in the "Show Your Work" section to indicate how successful you think that Radical Reconstruction was.

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Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and using the "rectangle" tool to box the 5 most important key terms in the space provided.

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Chapter 22 complete! Any questions?

Not one, but TWO chapters complete! Be sure to click "Submit" and then "Mark as Done" in Google Classroom.

According to the figure, before the Civil War began in 1861,

the North had the upper hand due to transportation, people, and industry.

the South was superior in terms of labor and manufacturing capability. 

the North and South were equally matched in terms of industrial resources.

the North was more dependent on international trade than the South.

Lincoln's initial declaration that the North fought only to preserve the Union and not to
abolish slavery

was understood as politically necessary by most abolitionists.

was designed essentially to keep the Border States in the Union.

contradicted the campaign promises of the Republican party.

came as a disappointment to most northerners.

Abraham Lincoln was able to overcome his political problems more readily than Jefferson Davis because he

enjoyed unified political support in the North.

headed a long-established and fully recognized government.

whipped his Cabinet into line behind his policies.

had strong political support from Britain and France.

The passage indicates that, after the Civil War ended in 1865, Confederate leaders

were all pardoned by December 1868, even Davis and Lee.

were jailed for varied but extended periods of time.

were barred from holding political office ever again.

were all pardoned except Davis and Lee, who received life sentences.

The passage suggests that freedom for Southern blacks at the end of the Civil War

came haltingly and unevenly in different parts of the conquered Confederacy.

led large numbers to move to the big cities in the North.

was officially recognized by the 15th Amendment.

caused the widespread scattering of black families.

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Paragraph 1, Line 2-3 ("Emancipation took... conquered Confederacy")

Paragraph 3, Line 15-16 ("Prodded by... permanent freedom")

Paragraph 4, Line 22-23 ("Tens of... and children")

Paragraph 5, Line 26-28 ("From 1878... to Kansas")

As used in line 1, "focus" most nearly means

attention

fixation

center

target

Which choice best reflects the perspective of the white South regarding the Freedmen's Bureau?

It was a meddlesome federal agency that threatened to upset white racial dominance.

It was a valued partner in rebuilding the South.

It was an acceptable agency only because it also helped poor whites.

It was a threat to state social service agencies.

The controversy surrounding the Wade-Davis Bill and the readmission of the Confederate states to the Union demonstrated

President Lincoln's desire for a harsh reconstruction plan.

that a Congressional majority believed that the South had never legally left the Union.

that there were deep differences between President Lincoln and Congress.

the close ties that were developing between President Lincoln and the Democrats.

It can be reasonably inferred that the main purpose of the Black Codes was to

prevent blacks from becoming sharecroppers.

allow blacks to legally register their marriages.

create a system of justice for the formerly enslaved.

ensure that freed blacks were still reliable and subordinate workers.

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Paragraph 1, Line 1-2 ("Among the... Black Codes")

Paragraph 1, Line 3-4 ("The Black... labor force")

Paragraph 2, Line 9-10 ("Freedom was... to marry")

Paragraph 3, Line 14-15 ("Thousands of... landless whites")

As used in line 1, "ugly" most nearly means

gaudy

displeasing

unattractive

hideous

The passage indicates that Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 prompted

Congress to pass the Thirteenth Amendment.

an extension of the Freedmen's Bureau.

a law to overturn the Black Codes.

Congress to pass the Fourteenth Amendment.

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Paragraph 1, Line 1-3 ("It exploded... Freedmen's Bureau")

Paragraph 1, Line 4-6 ("In March... Black Codes")

Paragraph 1, Line 8-10 ("The hapless... the government")

Paragraph 2, Line 11-13 ("The Republicans... the law")

As used in line 1, "erupted" most likely means

broke out

spewed out

spouted off

burst open

Data in the map about Military Reconstruction most strongly supports which of the following statements?

The Reconstruction Act of 1867 grouped Arkansas and Mississippi in separate military districts.

South Carolina was the first state to leave the Union, but the first to rejoin at the end of the Civil War.

Texas was the earliest Confederate state to rejoin the United States in 1870.

After the CIvil War, the Confederate South was divided into 5 districts under the military rule of a Union general.

Many feminist leaders were deeply disappointed with the Fifteenth Amendment because

they failed to give women the right to serve on juries.

it failed to define what constituted equal national citizenship.

it gave suffrage to African American males but not to women.

they failed to give women the right to serve on juries.

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Line 1-2 ("The passage...former abolitionists")

Line 3-5 ("Women had...the same")

Line 5-8 ("Now feminists... to vote")

Line 8-11 ("When the... battle, too")

As used in line 2 of paragraph 3, "faithfully" most nearly means

constantly

dependably

religiously

truly

The passage indicates that, after Black men gained suffrage, they were able to

advocate for Black women to gain the right to vote by the end of Reconstruction.

freely exercise their right to vote with few obstacles and repercussions.

take over the U.S. government and enact radical policies to help the entire Black community.

represent their communities in elected positions in state and local governments.

Please match each key term to the appropriate definition:

Scalawags

Northerners accused of using Reconstruction policies to take resources from the South

Carpetbaggers

Southerners who were looked down upon for supporting Reconstruction in the South

The passage indicates that the goal of the Ku Klux Klan was to

enforcing the Force Acts of 1870 and 1871.

relocating ex-slaves to western territories.

keeping blacks “in their place" -- that is, subservient to whites.

preventing blacks from having their own churches.

The passage indicates that the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) formed as a direct result of

hostility towards the growing practice of interracial sexual relations and marriage.

the southern desire to defy the occupying U.S. Army during Military Reconstruction.

Southern resistance to Black political empowerment as a perceived challenge to white supremacy.

the political disenfranchisement experienced by poor whites in the South.

Not one, but TWO chapters complete! Be sure to click "Submit" and then "Mark as Done" in Google Classroom.

According to the figure, before the Civil War began in 1861,

the North had the upper hand due to transportation, people, and industry.

the South was superior in terms of labor and manufacturing capability. 

the North and South were equally matched in terms of industrial resources.

the North was more dependent on international trade than the South.

Lincoln's initial declaration that the North fought only to preserve the Union and not to
abolish slavery

was understood as politically necessary by most abolitionists.

was designed essentially to keep the Border States in the Union.

contradicted the campaign promises of the Republican party.

came as a disappointment to most northerners.

Abraham Lincoln was able to overcome his political problems more readily than Jefferson Davis because he

enjoyed unified political support in the North.

headed a long-established and fully recognized government.

whipped his Cabinet into line behind his policies.

had strong political support from Britain and France.

The passage indicates that, after the Civil War ended in 1865, Confederate leaders

were all pardoned by December 1868, even Davis and Lee.

were jailed for varied but extended periods of time.

were barred from holding political office ever again.

were all pardoned except Davis and Lee, who received life sentences.

The passage suggests that freedom for Southern blacks at the end of the Civil War

came haltingly and unevenly in different parts of the conquered Confederacy.

led large numbers to move to the big cities in the North.

was officially recognized by the 15th Amendment.

caused the widespread scattering of black families.

As used in line 1, "focus" most nearly means

attention

fixation

center

target

The controversy surrounding the Wade-Davis Bill and the readmission of the Confederate states to the Union demonstrated

President Lincoln's desire for a harsh reconstruction plan.

that a Congressional majority believed that the South had never legally left the Union.

that there were deep differences between President Lincoln and Congress.

the close ties that were developing between President Lincoln and the Democrats.

It can be reasonably inferred that the main purpose of the Black Codes was to

prevent blacks from becoming sharecroppers.

allow blacks to legally register their marriages.

create a system of justice for the formerly enslaved.

ensure that freed blacks were still reliable and subordinate workers.

As used in line 1, "ugly" most nearly means

gaudy

displeasing

unattractive

hideous

The passage indicates that Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 prompted

Congress to pass the Thirteenth Amendment.

an extension of the Freedmen's Bureau.

a law to overturn the Black Codes.

Congress to pass the Fourteenth Amendment.

As used in line 1, "erupted" most likely means

broke out

spewed out

spouted off

burst open

Data in the map about Military Reconstruction most strongly supports which of the following statements?

The Reconstruction Act of 1867 grouped Arkansas and Mississippi in separate military districts.

South Carolina was the first state to leave the Union, but the first to rejoin at the end of the Civil War.

Texas was the earliest Confederate state to rejoin the United States in 1870.

After the CIvil War, the Confederate South was divided into 5 districts under the military rule of a Union general.

Many feminist leaders were deeply disappointed with the Fifteenth Amendment because

they failed to give women the right to serve on juries.

it failed to define what constituted equal national citizenship.

it gave suffrage to African American males but not to women.

they failed to give women the right to serve on juries.

As used in line 2 of paragraph 3, "faithfully" most nearly means

constantly

dependably

religiously

truly

The passage indicates that, after Black men gained suffrage, they were able to

advocate for Black women to gain the right to vote by the end of Reconstruction.

freely exercise their right to vote with few obstacles and repercussions.

take over the U.S. government and enact radical policies to help the entire Black community.

represent their communities in elected positions in state and local governments.

The passage indicates that the goal of the Ku Klux Klan was to

enforcing the Force Acts of 1870 and 1871.

relocating ex-slaves to western territories.

keeping blacks “in their place" -- that is, subservient to whites.

preventing blacks from having their own churches.

APUSH Chapter 20 & 22: The Civil War (1861-1865) & the Ordeal of Reconstruction (1865-1877)

APUSH Chapter 20 & 22: The Civil War (1861-1865) & the Ordeal of Reconstruction (1865-1877)

Why do you think Lincoln only freed the slaves in the red (see map below)? Why didn't Lincoln free the slaves in the Border States?

Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and using the "rectangle" tool to box the 3 - not 5 - most important key terms in the space provided.

That's all that is due for Monday, 2/7/2022! Any questions?

That's all that is due for Tuesday, 2/8/2022! Any questions?

That's all that's due Wed, 2/9/2022! Do you have any questions or topics that you want to go over in class?

That's all that's due Thu, 2/10/2022! Do you have any questions or topics that you want to go over in class?

Use the scale in the "Show Your Work" section to indicate how successful you think that Radical Reconstruction was.

Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and using the "rectangle" tool to box the 5 most important key terms in the space provided.

Chapter 22 complete! Any questions?

Why do you think Lincoln only freed the slaves in the red (see map below)? Why didn't Lincoln free the slaves in the Border States?

Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and using the "rectangle" tool to box the 3 - not 5 - most important key terms in the space provided.

That's all that is due for Monday, 2/7/2022! Any questions?

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Which choice best reflects the perspective of the white South regarding the Freedmen's Bureau?

That's all that is due for Tuesday, 2/8/2022! Any questions?

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

That's all that's due Wed, 2/9/2022! Do you have any questions or topics that you want to go over in class?

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Please match each key term to the appropriate definition:

That's all that's due Thu, 2/10/2022! Do you have any questions or topics that you want to go over in class?

The passage indicates that the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) formed as a direct result of

Use the scale in the "Show Your Work" section to indicate how successful you think that Radical Reconstruction was.

Excellent reading! Close out this Chapter by reviewing the "Chapter Summary" and using the "rectangle" tool to box the 5 most important key terms in the space provided.

Chapter 22 complete! Any questions?

According to the figure, before the Civil War began in 1861,

Lincoln's initial declaration that the North fought only to preserve the Union and not toabolish slavery

Abraham Lincoln was able to overcome his political problems more readily than Jefferson Davis because he

The passage indicates that, after the Civil War ended in 1865, Confederate leaders

The passage suggests that freedom for Southern blacks at the end of the Civil War

As used in line 1, "focus" most nearly means

The controversy surrounding the Wade-Davis Bill and the readmission of the Confederate states to the Union demonstrated

It can be reasonably inferred that the main purpose of the Black Codes was to

As used in line 1, "ugly" most nearly means

The passage indicates that Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Bill of 1866 prompted

As used in line 1, "erupted" most likely means

Data in the map about Military Reconstruction most strongly supports which of the following statements?

Many feminist leaders were deeply disappointed with the Fifteenth Amendment because

As used in line 2 of paragraph 3, "faithfully" most nearly means

The passage indicates that, after Black men gained suffrage, they were able to

The passage indicates that the goal of the Ku Klux Klan was to

Lincoln's initial declaration that the North fought only to preserve the Union and not to
abolish slavery