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Reconstruction and "All Men Are Created Equal"

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Students examine the time after the Civil War known as Reconstruction. In groups, they role play a Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Reconstruction in which some members are senators and others are witnesses. They share their ideas on how they believe Reconstruction should be carried out.

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reconstruction, the reconstruction era, the united states civil war

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civil war, equality, reconstruction, social studies
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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