Rewrite History: Civil War/Reconstruction

We’ve been thinking hard about our essential question for this unit, “Did the Civil War move America towards its ideals?” I think we can all agree that though America may have moved a little closer to the ideal that “all men are created equal,” it didn’t reach that goal after the Civil War. There was still a definite lack of equality between different groups of people in the U.S.

Take a moment to think about everything that you’ve learned about the Civil War and Reconstruction.  What people, events, or actions do you think made a positive impact on history?  What people, events, or actions do you think made a negative impact on history?  What do you think SHOULD HAVE happened after the Civil War?  How could America have moved even closer to its ideals? 

Published in: on October 24, 2008 at 6:56 am Comments (11)

Reconstruction

Discuss the following question:

Did Reconstruction (Freedmen’s Bureau, Sharecropping, Black Codes, and the 15th Amendment) move America towards its ideals (”All men are created equal”)?

Use specific evidence/examples from the readings that we’ve done.

If you aren’t sure about something, ask questions.

If you can answer someone’s question, do it.

Published in: on October 6, 2008 at 8:58 am Comments (5)

First Unit: Civil War/Reconstruction

Welcome to your Social Studies blog!

We’re starting off the year by studying the United States Civil War and Reconstruction.

Our Essential Question for this unit is: Did the Civil War move America towards its ideals?

Our assessment for this unit will be a persuasive essay

Published in: on September 25, 2008 at 12:11 pm Comments (128)