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12/8/2016

Learning Target:
I can compare the differing approaches to Reconstruction, & I can assess their effects on the nation.

Today's Agenda:

Background Question: How did the Radical Republicans' plan for Reconstruction impact the relationship between the North and the South? Explain.
Notes: The Trials of Reconstruction
Reflection Question: What are the 'Civil War Amendments'? What did each accomplish?

12/7/2016

Learning Target:
I can compare the differing approaches to Reconstruction, & I can assess their effects on the nation.

Today's Agenda:

Background Question: Create a Trading Card for Thaddeus Stevens.
Notes: The Trials of Reconstruction
Reflection Question: How did did Presidential Reconstruction differ from Congressional Reconstruction? Which do you prefer? Why?

12/6/2016

Learning Target:
I can compare the differing approaches to Reconstruction, & I can assess their effects on the nation.

Today's Agenda:

Background Question: Create a Trading Card for Andrew Johnson.
Notes: The Trials of Reconstruction
Reflection Question: How did did the Wade Davis Bill differ from Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan for Reconstruction? Which do you prefer? Why?

12/5/2016

Learning Target:
I can compare the differing approaches to Reconstruction, & I can assess their effects on the nation.

Today's Agenda:

Background Question: Complete the Anticipation Guide.
Activity: Creating a Plan for Reconstruction
Reflection Question: What important questions remain unanswered at the end of the Civil War?

12/2/2016

Learning Target:
I can discuss the key military and political turning points of the Civil War.

Today's Agenda:

Background Question: Put the following events into chronological order: Indian Removal Act, Louisiana Purchase, Missouri Compromise, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Whiskey Rebellion
Notes: The Civil War
Reflection Question: What important questions remain unanswered at the end of the Civil War?

12/1/2016

Learning Target:
I can discuss the key military and political turning points of the Civil War.

Today's Agenda:

Background Question: Put the following events into chronological order: Bank War, Civil War, Mexican War, Revolutionary War, War of 1812
Activity: The Emancipation of Abraham Lincoln
Reflection Question: Who was president during each event listed in today's Background Question. (HINT: There was not a president during one of the events.)