NAME __________________________________ Reconstruction Unit The New South & Segregation – Graphic Notes Organizer #5 Companion to PowerPoint presentation #5 Period/Section/Mod: ___________ In-Class Note-Taking Vocabulary C _______ Amnesty Act A. Laws passed by Southern states that separated E _______ Compromise of 1877 G _______ Henry Grady B _______ James Duke A _______ Jim Crow laws F _______ Segregation D _______ Plessy v. Ferguson B. C. D. E. Today’s Thinking Focus Question: How did African Americans lose their rights after Reconstruction ended? F. G. blacks and whites in schools, restaurants, theaters, trains, streetcars, playgrounds, hospitals, and even cemeteries. A successful industrialist who revolutionized the modern day cigarette. A law passed in 1872, which restored the right to vote to nearly all white Southerners. An 1896 landmark Supreme Court case which ruled that “separate” facilities for blacks was constitutional as long as they were “equal.” A closed door negotiation which resulted in awarding all the electoral votes to the 1876 Republican candidate Rutherford B. Hayes. In exchange, the Republicans agreed to withdraw federal troops from the South, basically ending Reconstruction. Separating people of different races in public places. An editor for the Atlanta Constitution, who made stirring speeches calling for the economic growth of a “New South.” The Effects of the Amnesty Act Amnesty Act resulted in The effect of the Amnesty Act on white male Southerners: Most all white Southern males can vote. The effect of the Amnesty Act on black male Southerners and white Republican voters: Most Southern men were voting Democrat and the KKK was terrorizing black and white Republican voters. So it ensured Southern states win a Democratic majorty. ZoopDog Creations © All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to purchaser’s classroom only. Not for public display or distribution. Additional licenses available. NAME __________________________________ Reconstruction Unit The New South & Segregation – Graphic Notes Organizer #5 Companion to PowerPoint presentation #5 Period/Section/Mod: ___________ In-Class Note-Taking What Do You Think? Do you think Congress should have passed the Amnesty Act? Explain your answer. Yes because everyone should be allowed to vote because all men are created equal so if not everyone could vote then it would be going against the Constitution. The Compromise of 1877 Behind closed doors, Southern Democrats agreed to support Hayes instead of Tilden for president if he promised to: Send more money to help rebuild the South Remove all federal troops from the South What does this map show that has this guy really upset? This map shows that some heavily democratic states voted Republican which was weird. But it was found out these states voted Republican because of a behind door deal that would end Reconstruction. So Samuel Tilden lost unfairly because of a illegal deal. Democratic candidate Samuel Tilden Agree to end Reconstruction What was the reality of the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of “separate but equal?” The reality of this was that more segregation laws were passed throughout the South. The reality was that most of the time the white facilities were nicer than black facilities. ZoopDog Creations © All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to purchaser’s classroom only. Not for public display or distribution. Additional licenses available. NAME __________________________________ Reconstruction Unit The New South & Segregation – Graphic Notes Organizer #5 Companion to PowerPoint presentation #5 Finding your own point of view: Writing a persuasive paragraph. Period/Section/Mod: ___________ Applying my Knowledge What Is Your Opinion? Whether or not Reconstruction was a success or failure will depend on what you believe was the main goal of Reconstruction. Was the goal of Reconstruction to bring the seceded states back into the nation? OR Was the goal of Reconstruction to give freed African Americans civil rights? DIRECTIONS: Use the information in the boxes below, and any other information you have learned about Reconstruction, to write a persuasive paragraph. Was Reconstruction a Success? By 1877, Reconstruction rejoined the states to a unified nation. The Confederate states drafted new constitutions acknowledging the outlaw of slavery The Thirteenth Amendment was passed abolishing slavery. The Fourteenth Amendment was passed, providing citizenship rights and equal protection under the law. The Fifteenth Amendment was passed, making it illegal to deny a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." Majority of Southern citizens pledged their loyalty to the U.S. government. States’ rights and the federal government’s powers were more clearly defined - an issue that had been debated since the 1790s. Was Reconstruction a Failure? The laws Radical Republicans passed during Reconstruction failed to produce a lasting change with regard to how slavery and blacks were viewed in the South. When federal troops were removed from the South in 1877, former Confederate officials and slave owners quickly returned to power. The laws passed during Radical Reconstruction were reversed as white Southern politicians passed black codes to keep African Americans powerless, and laws to keep them from voting. A conservative Supreme Court did nothing to uphold the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments when civil rights cases were brought before them, such as Plessy v. Ferguson. Very little was done to help poor African Americans in the South during Reconstruction, which resulted in a cycle of poverty tied to the sharecropping system – a legal form of slavery. ZoopDog Creations © All rights reserved by author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Electronic distribution limited to purchaser’s classroom only. Not for public display or distribution. Additional licenses available. NAME __________________________________ Reconstruction Unit The New South & Segregation – Graphic Notes Organizer #5 Companion to PowerPoint presentation #5 Finding your own point of view: Writing a persuasive paragraph. Period/Section/Mod: ___________ Applying my Knowledge What Is Your Opinion? 1. Do you believe Reconstruction was a success or a failure? Choose a side. I believe Reconstruction was a ____________________________________________. The main reason I believe this is because _________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________. (Write what you believe was the main goal of Reconstruction here. Do you believe Reconstruction’s goal was to unite the country or to give African Americans rights)? 2. Why was Reconstruction a success or failure? Come up with at least three facts from the list written in your own words, and from other sources to support the main reason why you believe it was a success or failure. Emotion is wonderful, but facts and logic are what will persuade others! 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NAME __________________________________ Reconstruction Unit The New South & Segregation – Graphic Notes Organizer #5 Companion to PowerPoint presentation #5 Period/Section/Mod: ___________ Applying my Knowledge MAIN IDEA: The first sentence of the paragraph summarizes your main reason/idea (briefly explain in a quick sentence why you believe Reconstruction was a success or a failure). ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ SUPPORTING SENTENCES: The body of the paragraph is where you elaborate (explain in-depth) about the three facts you listed above that support your claim that Reconstruction was a success or failure. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ CONCLUSION SENTENCE: The last sentence of the paragraph where you briefly restate (tell again in different words) your main idea. ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ZoopDog Creations © All rights reserved by author. 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