Objectives:
Explain how and why Reconstruction resulted in continuity and change in regional and national understandings of what it meant to be American.
Compare the relative significance of the effect of the Civil War on American values.
Class Notes for the Day:
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Class Starter: Whip Around
Recap: Explain the effects of government policy during Reconstruction on society from 1865 to 1877.
Practice Questions: p. 305 1-8, p. 309 SAQ 2
Lecture: The Failure of Reconstruction
Review: How did the balance of power change from 1844-1877 between (a) the national and state governments, (b) the president and Congress, and (c) Republicans and Democrats?
Opposing Views on Reconstruction
- Describe one difference between how Coulter and Degler view Reconstruction.
- Provide a specific event or development that supports Coulter's thesis.
- Provide a specific event or development that supports Degler's thesis.