Unit 3.12 Reading & Classwork: Juneteenth, Reconstruction & 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.

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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.

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Required

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?

Required

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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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.

Thus far, we have learned about the 13th and 14th Amendment, which banned slavery in all of the United States and granted citizenship to anyone who was born in the U.S. Now let's take a look at the 15th Amendment.

The 15th Amendment grants all citizens the right to vote, but leaves out one very important word. In other words, who can now vote and who still cannot vote at this point (1877) in U.S. History? Explain.

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During the 1870s, more than a _______  [12] African American men were elected to the U.S. _______ . This was historically significant because many of these Black politicians were born into slavery, but this period ended all too quickly.

To date, only _______  African Americans have served in the United States Senate. Hiram _______  of Mississippi was the first African American senator in 1870. Five years later, Blanche K. Bruce of Mississippi took the oath of office. It would be nearly another _______ [100 years], 1967, before Edward Brooke of Massachusetts followed in their historic footsteps.

Applying Knowledge: 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
Record

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

Required

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

Sentence Starter: In the fight for true racial equity, I think that [political/economic] freedom should come first because...

Unit 3.12 Reading & Classwork: Juneteenth, Reconstruction & Thaddeus Stevens

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?

The 15th Amendment grants all citizens the right to vote, but leaves out one very important word. In other words, who can now vote and who still cannot vote at this point (1877) in U.S. History? Explain.

The author indicates that the nation should handle the aftermath of the Civil War by

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

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

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

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

Exit Ticket: Today, we learned about successful policies that were passed during Reconstruction as well as proposals that did not come to fruition.

A) On the one hand, Hiram Revels was elected as the first Black Senator.

B) 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.Sentence Starter: In the fight for true racial equity, I think that [political/economic] freedom should come first because...

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

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

Sentence Starter: In the fight for true racial equity, I think that [political/economic] freedom should come first because...