1. Reconstruction Interactive Notebook By Ms. Guidry SOL 6.10

2. 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. Save and Study

3. 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.

4. Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.

5. 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.

6. Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.

7. 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.

8. Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.

9. 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.

10. Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.

11. Reconstruction policies and problems Southern military leaders could not hold office. Southerners resented northern “carpetbaggers,” who took advantage of the South during Reconstruction.

12. Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.

13. 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.

14. Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.

15. Reconstruction policies and problems The Freedman’s Bureau was established to help African Americans. Northern soldiers supervised the South.

16. Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.

17. Impact of Reconstruction Both the North and the South saw industrial growth. African Americans were kept from voting in many states.

18. Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.

19. Impact of Reconstruction Some of the effects of Reconstruction led to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

20. Create a picture and caption that represents the notes.