A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that guides students through an examination of the outcomes of the Civil War. Includes discussion prompts related to the effectiveness of Reconstruction in bringing the nation together and for ensuring the rights of African Americans, with an emphasis on the Freedmen's Bureau.

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fourteenth amendment, freedmen's bureau, pbs: what is freedom?: politics and reconstruction, thirteenth amendment, reconstruction (1865-77)

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional