Reconstruction
Interactive Notebook
By Ms. Guidry
SOL 6.10
Directions
1. Highlight the important words within the note
boxes.
2. Create a picture that describes the notes you
have highlighted.
3. Create a caption that describes your picture.
Words you highlighted should be in your
captions!
4. Optional: Color the picture.
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General effects of the war
• Much of the South was devastated at the
end of the war (e.g., burning of Atlanta and
Richmond).
• The collapse of the Confederacy made
Confederate money worthless.
• The Southern economy was destroyed.
Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.
General effects of the war
• Both the Union and the Confederacy
suffered massive losses of soldiers and
citizens.
• Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by
John Wilkes Booth and succeeded by
Andrew Johnson.
Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.
Basic provisions of the
Amendments
• 13th Amendment (1865):
– Bans slavery in the United States and any of
its territories.
• 14th Amendment (1868):
– Grants citizenship to all persons born in the
United States and guarantees them equal
protection under the law.
Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.
Basic provisions of the
Amendments
• 15th Amendment (1869):
– Ensures all citizens the right to vote
regardless of race or color or previous
condition of servitude.
• These three amendments guarantee equal
protection under the law for all citizens.
Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.
Reconstruction policies and
problems
• Southern military leaders could not hold
office.
• Southerners resented northern
“carpetbaggers,” who took advantage of
the South during Reconstruction.
Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.
Reconstruction policies and
problems
• African Americans held public offices.
• African Americans gained equal rights as a
result of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which
authorized the use of federal troops for its
enforcement.
Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.
Reconstruction policies and
problems
• The Freedman’s Bureau was established
to help African Americans.
• Northern soldiers supervised the South.
Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.
Impact of Reconstruction
• Both the North and the South saw
industrial growth.
• African Americans were kept from voting in
many states.
Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.
Impact of Reconstruction
• Some of the effects of Reconstruction led
to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.