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Unit 4.4 Reading & Classwork: Juneteenth & Thaddeus Stevens

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Content Objective: I will be able to recognize the modern and historical significance of Juneteenth.

Standard Objective: I will be able to draw reasonable inferences and logical conclusions from text.

Link to slides from class is here
Content Objective: I will be able to recognize the modern and historical significance of Juneteenth.

Standard Objective: I will be able to draw reasonable inferences and logical conclusions from text.

Link to slides from class is here
Please read the following excerpt from the Congressional Record, Thaddeus Stevens makes the case for confiscation and redistribution of land in the South.
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The author indicates that the nation should handle the aftermath of the Civil War by

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As used in line 8, "untouched" most nearly means

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As presented in the passage, Stevens would most likely agree that

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

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Based on this passage, Stevens believes his plan will work because

—Excerpts from speeches by Radical Republican Congressman Thaddeus Stevens, 1865, as published in the Congressional
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That's all that is due for class on Monday-Tuesday, 2/28-3/1. We will discuss the end of the war and its impact on newly emancipated Blacks next time.

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Warm Up: Please rate how well you understood last night's pre-work on a scale from 1 to 4. If you have any questions, drop them in the "Show Your Work" area.

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Warm Up: What was your experience like growing up with Barack Obama as the first Black President? Do you feel like his role in history directly impacted your life or community?

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Although the official end of the Civil War was at Appomattox on April 9, 1865, not all enslaved Blacks knew until June 19, 1865, when General Lee finally arrived at Galveston, Texas to notify the last enslaved African Americans of their _______ . Today, we celebrate this day as _______ , which most recently became a national holiday in 2021 due to the activism of #BLM protestors.

More than _______ soldiers died in action or disease, which is equivalent to 2% of the entire nation’s population. The total cost of the war was _______ ; the land and economy of the South was devastated.

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The Reconstruction era refers to the period _______ the Civil War when attempts were made to redress [fix] the inequities of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy. The U.S. federal government also needed to determine how to _______ the 11 Confederate states back into the Union.
After the war, formerly enslaved African Americans responded to freedom in different ways. After celebrating the end of the war and their new freedom, most tried to _______ with their separated families. Some set up new institutions, including schools, while participating in politics by voting and even serving in government.
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Although formerly enslaved African Americans were _______ land and resources from the government to set up their own farms, most did not receive these. Some who did receive land and resources later had them taken away. Newly freed people had to figure out how to survive and support their families.

For about 10 years after the Civil War, the federal government provided _______ such as finding employment, housing, and education to the formerly enslaved and took steps under _______ Reconstruction to protect their political and civil rights, but these advances were later overturned.
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Who was Hiram Revels?

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Why do you think it is important for newly freed African Americans to be able to serve in public office?

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Exit Ticket: Today, we learned about successful policies that were passed during Reconstruction as well as proposals that did not come to fruition. On the one hand, Hiram Revels was elected as the first Black Senator. On the other hand, Thaddeus Stevens’ proposal did not receive much support and was, ultimately, rejected by the U.S. Congress.

What do you think should come first in the fight for true racial equity -- political or economic freedom? Explain.

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Exit Ticket: Please evaluate how well you understood today’s lesson on a scale from 1 to 4: