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\nReconstruction: America After the Civil War\n

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\nExcerpts from Reconstruction: America After the Civil War, Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s documentary series provide young historians with insight into the struggles the country faced in the years after the Civil war. Viewers learn about the...\n
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\nThe Reconstruction Era and The Fragility of Democracy\n

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\nSeven lessons examine the Reconstruction Era that followed the United States Civil War. The series of detailed lessons provide background information on the era, teaching strategies, videos, and primary source materials.\n
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\nBlack Americans in Congress\n

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\nSeven lessons make up a unit about African Americans who served in the United States Congress from 1870 to 2007. Young historians read contextual essays, engage in activities, examine primary source images, and artifacts to gain an...\n
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\nThe Fifteenth Amendment\n

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\nFifteen primary sources provide a context for a study of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The packet captures the excitement for the changes promised by the amendment as well as the backlash against it.\n
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\nVoting Rights since the Fifteenth Amendment\n

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\nWhat does it mean to have the right to vote? To what extent have interpretations of the Fifteenth Amendment changed over time? Young historians examine and analyze primary source documents, an interactive website, and historical analysis...\n
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\nWhat are the 13th,14th, and 15th Amendments?\n

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\nThe 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments are outlined in this PowerPoint. Each amendment is noted on its own slide, with a summary of its purpose and important sections of the actual document. Tip: Have students choose an amendment and write...\n
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\nReconstruction: The 15th Amendment and African American Men in Congress\n

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\nTo escape to freedom, Robert Smalls had to steal a Confederate ship and sail to Union lines. He continued that fight for freedom as one of the first African American representatives in Congress during the Reconstruction era. Learners...\n
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\n“The Fifteenth Amendment in Flesh and Blood,” The Symbolic Generation of Black Americans in Congress, 1870–1887\n

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\nThe reading of a contextual essay launches a study of Black Americans who served in Congress from 1870 through 1887. Young historians identify the African Americans who served during this period, investigate the ways they won national...\n
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\nAfrican American Voices and Reconstruction: What Does It Take To Secure Equality?\n

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\nHigh schoolers research the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, as well as other primary source documents, to determine Reconstruction's impact on the North and South. The 34-page inquiry-based lesson includes a staging question and...\n
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\nDid African American Lives Improve After Slavery?\n

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\nThe Civil War made slavery illegal, but all ex-slaves were not totally free. Scholars visit eight different classroom stations to uncover life during the Reconstruction Era in America. Groups discover items such as Black Codes, 13th,...\n
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\nUS History Overview 2 - Reconstruction to the Great Depression\n

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\nAmbitiously spanning American history from 1865 to 1941, this video discusses and clarifies topics such as women's suffrage, the sinking of the Maine, and the development of America as a world empire. Maps and photographs will engage...\n
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\nThe Constitution and the Right to Vote: Ch 6\n

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\nThe US Constitution dictates which members of society have the right to vote. After reading about amendments extending voting rights, your class answers these questions on the 15th, 14th, and 23rd amendments. Use as a quiz or to guide...\n
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\nReconstruction: The Black Codes\n

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\nDuring the era of Reconstruction, the planter class of the South tried to replicate the time before the Civil War by squashing rights given in the Thirteenth, Fourteenths and Fifteenth amendments. Using a video clip featuring renowned...\n
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\nVoting Rights Act of 1965\n

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\nDespite the passing of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, as well as the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the struggle to ensure fair voter registration and election procedures continues. Young historians...\n
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\nExtending Suffrage to Women\n

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\nVotes for women! The activity highlights the push for the Nineteenth Amendment giving women the right to vote. High school scholars learn how the Fifteenth Amendment giving African American men the right to vote helped to spark the...\n
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\nReconstruction (1865-1876)\n

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\nEasily broken into pieces for several class sessions, this presentation is a great way to transition your class out of a Civil War unit and closer to the 20th century. Engaging photographs, including relevant maps and humorous political...\n
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\nBreaking Barriers\n

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\nStudents examine the context of a speech delivered by Barack Obama. In this African-American history lesson, students discuss the 15th Amendment and the American Civil Rights Movement prior to analyzing Barack Obama's speech \"A More...\n
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\nA Lesson on Reconstruction Legislation and Amendments\n

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\nStudents study the legislation and Amendments of Reconstruction period in America. In this Reconstruction lesson, students work in groups to dissect the Black Codes, an article in the US Constitution, as well as the 13th, 14th, and...\n
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\nAmerican Civil War, 1861-1865\n

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\nThe American Civil War tore the country in two. What made tension grow between the North and the South? How did the war finally begin? What artillery was used? Answer some of these basic questions using this resource. Consider choosing a...\n
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\nVoices from Little Rock: Understanding the Civil Rights Movement through Primary Sources\n

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\nAs part of a study of the Civil Rights Movement, class members examine documents associated with the Little Rock Nine, the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, the 14th and 15th Amendments to the US Constitution, and chapters from Melba...\n
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\nDetermine how African-Americans have broken barriers in this history lesson. Middle schoolers discuss the 15th Amendment and the American civil rights movement prior to analyzing Barack Obama's speech \"A More Perfect Union,\" taking care...\n
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\nCivil Rights: US History\n

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\nTo gain an understanding of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, class members investigate the Jim Crow Laws, the Emancipation Proclamation, the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments of the US Constitution, and the 1898 Supreme Court case,...\n
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\nAmendment Organizer\n

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\nIn this Amendments worksheet, students describe the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments and write which one they feel is the most important.\n
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\nCivil War and Reconstruction\n

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\nFactual statements relevant to the Civil War, Reconstruction, slavery, and the 13th, 14th or 15th Amendments are started on each slide, prompting students to complete the sentence with an important term . There are 32 questions phrased...\n
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