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Rewrite History: Civil War/Reconstruction

Ms. Fuller — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:56:40 +0000

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?

Reconstruction

Ms. Fuller — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:58:31 +0000

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.

First Unit: Civil War/Reconstruction

Ms. Fuller — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:11:20 +0000

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