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

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

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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?

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

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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?

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

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

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

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

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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?

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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?

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

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?

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

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

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?

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

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?

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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 goal of the Ku Klux Klan was to

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

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

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

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