August
th
12
- Bellwork
1. In one well constructed sentence tell me what the topic was from
yesterday.
2. In one well constructed sentence tell me why this was
significant?
3. In one well constructed sentence state an example of why it
was/is significant or for instance why it was/is significant.
4. In one well constructed sentence state … As a conclusion
_______________ or … as a result of ________________.
5. Write one well constructed sentence concluding yesterdays
assignment wrapping up all the previous sentences and using any
other outsind knowledge that we talked about yesterday.
Agenda for August 13th 2015
Review EQ1 agriculture - BELLWORK.
Video on 21st century agriculture.
Review Reconstruction – ACTIVITY
Notes and .PPT on Reconstruction.
What determines what is grown where?
Where are the major crops in the United States
grown?
Student Agriculture Location Activity
US.2 Summarize the major developments in
Tennessee during the Reconstruction era, including
the Constitutional Convention of 1870, the yellow
fever epidemic of 1878, and the election of African
Americans to the General Assembly
EQ #2 - What were the major
developments in Tennessee during the
Reconstruction Era?
Reconstruction and
Post-Reconstruction
1. What was Reconstruction?
• The period AFTER the Civil War when the
South was rebuilding both physically and
politically.
2. What were the 13th, 14th, and 15th
amendments?
• The 13th Amendment freed the slaves.
• The 14th Amendment gave African Americans
citizenship.
• The 15th Amendment gave black MALES the
right to vote.
**Remember, women could not vote yet!
3. What was life like in the South immediately after
the Civil War (include information about the
conditions of the South and the politics of the
South)?
• Physically, the South was destroyed.
• Politically, the South was divided.
• Scalawags- Small farmers who joined the
Republican Party.
• Carpetbaggers- Northerners who had moved
South and were Republicans.
• African Americans- Black members of the
Republican Party.
4. What changes were made in Tennessee
due to Reconstruction? (See separate
paper) (EQ #2)
• Tennessee was forced to change their
constitution.
• This was a part of the CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION OF 1870!
• The new TN Constitution abolished slavery
and provided black males with voting rights.
• TN did, however, enact the poll tax to limit
voter rights.
5. What did Tennesseans, especially in
Memphis, face during the 1870s? (See
separate paper) (EQ #2)
• Many Tennesseans were faced with yellow
fever, especially in Memphis.
• Over 2,000 people died in Memphis in the
1870s due to yellow fever.
• This was mainly caused by poor sanitation.
6. How did the epidemic impact the city in
the late 1870s? (See separate paper)
(EQ #2)
• Memphis leaders began to reform their
sanitation system, providing new sewer
systems and improving their water supply.
• By the late 1880s, yellow fever had a much
smaller impact on the people of this region.
7. How did the life of former slaves
improve during Reconstruction?
• During Reconstruction, black males gained the right
to vote.
• African Americans were finally allowed to become a
community. Many blacks took jobs outside of the
plantation.
• The literacy rate of African Americans went up.
• The Freedmen’s Bureau assisted blacks and poor
whites after the war.
• DURING RECONSTRUCTION, AFRICAN
AMERICANS HAD A LOT MORE POLITICAL
FREEDOM!!
8. What was the role of African Americans
in politics after the Civil War?
• African Americans began to actively
participate in the government.
• Because black males could vote, many African
Americans were elected into public office.
• 16 African Americans were elected into the
U.S. Congress during this time.
• Hiram Revels was the first black senator.
9. What was the role of African Americans
in politics in Tennessee? (See separate
paper) (EQ #2)
• In Tennessee, there were several African
Americans voted into local and state
government positions.
• They worked to keep the rights they had
gained after the war.
• In 1887, Tennessee elected three black men
into political positions. They were the last
three elected in our state until the 1960s.
10. What led to the fall of Reconstruction (include
information about the opposition that existed in
the South and the lack of support)?
• The KKK and other similar groups began to work to
stop African Americans from getting rights.
• They often threatened and/or killed blacks and whites
who were involved in helping African Americans gain
rights.
• The end of the Freedmen’s Bureau and the creation of
the Amnesty Act slowed down the progress of
Reconstruction.
• The civil rights of African Americans throughout the
country began to be denied because there was little
regulation.
• The 1876 election ended Reconstruction permanently.
11. What was the result of the Presidential
election of 1876? How did this impact
Reconstruction? (EQ #3)
• The 1876 Presidential election between Rutherford B. Hayes
(Republican) and Samuel Tilden (Democrat) ended with a
compromise in Congress.
• Samuel Tilden had won the popular vote, but lost the
electoral vote by 1.
• The decision was given to an electoral commission made up
of several important members of the government.
• The electoral commission came up with a compromise. They
allowed Rutherford B. Hayes to become President as long as
the Republicans withdrew troops from the South.
• This ended Reconstruction.