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Think about it….

Think about it…. You are a member of the Union at the end of Civil War. How do you feel about the South? Do you want the South to become part of the country again? How easy/hard should it be for rebel areas to become states again (Scale 1-5)? We will share your answers to this.

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Think about it….

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  1. Think about it…. You are a member of the Union at the end of Civil War. • How do you feel about the South? • Do you want the South to become part of the country again? • How easy/hard should it be for rebel areas to become states again (Scale 1-5)? We will share your answers to this.

  2. Today’s Agenda • Opening activity • What are the Union’s options for the South? • You become the advisors • Discussing the possible plans? • Let’s Map it out • Before you go…

  3. Before we start… • Homework: Vocabulary • Word, definition, and picture/symbol • Black Codes - Segregation • Sharecropping - redeemers • Jim Crow Laws - Plessy v. Ferguson • Poll tax • Grandfather Clause

  4. Options for the South

  5. You are the advisors • Break into 4 groups • Read about plan • Isolate important information • Be prepared to report to the class on your plan • Evaluate: is this a good plan? The best plan?

  6. Let’s hear our options • Carousel • Small groups- move from poster to poster • Take notes on the others • Identify questions • Evaluate- Which plan was best? Which plan was most strict? Least strict?

  7. Summary of the Plans 10 Percent Plan Wade-Davis Bill 50% of voters in a state had to take an oath pledging their allegiance to the Constitution and the Union States had to abolish slavery • 10% of voters in a state had to take an oath pledging their allegiance to the Constitution and the Union • States had a Constitutional Convention to write their new state constitution • State constitutions must abolish slavery

  8. Summary of the Plans Johnson’s Plan Reconstruction Acts South was split into 5 military districts Each district led by a general and his army To get the military to leave, the state needed to: Abolish slavery Ratify the 14th amendment Allow African Americans to vote • Johnson argued the South never truly left the Union • Poor Southerners were pardoned • Wealthy Southerners were blamed for secession and had to plead for a pardon • Abolish slavery • Ratify the 14th amendment

  9. Let’s map it out • Graphic organizer- Venn Diagram or T-Chart • 3 Plans- compare/contrast

  10. Before you go… • Homework: Explain the pros and cons of the plan you did not include in your organizer. • Evaluate whether the plan was a good or bad strategy based on the pros and cons. • Small poster • Paragraph • Other idea? Ask me first

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