1. Significant People or Groups on Reconstruction
SS.912.A.2.2 – Assess the influence of different people or groups on Reconstruction
Essential Question: Who were the significant people or groups of the Reconstruction Era and what were their goals?

2. Bell Ringer (3 minutes)
Which is the best contemporary definition of a “scalawag”?
a Northern abolitionist who supported the Freedmen’s Bureau
a Northerner who came to the South after the Civil War
a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction
a freedman entitled to vote
Which two groups most helped the freedmen during the Reconstruction Era?
Radical Republicans and carpetbaggers
Northern Democrats and Ku Klux Klan members
Southern Democrats and supporters of the Black Codes
Confederate veterans and supporters of President Andrew Johnson

3. Significant People or Groups on Reconstruction
Locate three words or phrases used by the cartoonist to identify objects or people within the cartoon.
Explain the message of the cartoon.
What group would agree with the cartoon’s message? Why?
Based on this illustration, how would you characterize a carpetbagger?

4. Significant People or Groups on Reconstruction (I Do)
Andrew Johnson
Lincoln’s successor
former slaveholder
did not believe African Americans were equal to whites
wanted to reconcile the Union without changing the South
first President to be impeached

5. Significant People or Groups on Reconstruction

6. Significant People or Groups on Reconstruction
What details are included in the passage to help the reader understand President Johnson’s position in regards to Reconstruction?

7. Significant People or Groups on Reconstruction (We Do)
What impact did each of these people or groups have on Reconstruction?
Teacher and Students:
Radical Republicans
Groups/Pairs:
carpetbaggers
Ulysses S. Grant

8. Bell Ringer Question
Which is the best contemporary definition of a “scalawag”?
a Northern abolitionist who supported the Freedmen’s Bureau
a Northerner who came to the South after the Civil War
a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction
a freedman entitled to vote

9. Bell Ringer Question
Which is the best contemporary definition of a “scalawag”?
a Northern abolitionist who supported the Freedmen’s Bureau
a Northerner who came to the South after the Civil War
a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction
a freedman entitled to vote

10. Bell Ringer Question
Which two groups most helped the freedmen during the Reconstruction Era?
Radical Republicans and carpetbaggers
Northern Democrats and Ku Klux Klan members
Southern Democrats and supporters of the Black Codes
Confederate veterans and supporters of President Andrew Johnson

11. Bell Ringer Question
Which two groups most helped the freedmen during the Reconstruction Era?
Radical Republicans and carpetbaggers
Northern Democrats and Ku Klux Klan members
Southern Democrats and supporters of the Black Codes
Confederate veterans and supporters of President Andrew Johnson

12. Significant People or Groups on Reconstruction (You Do)
What reason did Stevens give in his statement for granting voting rights to African Americans?
African Americans deserved to vote after contributing their unpaid labor for centuries
Democrats and republicans were in agreement on the fairness of letting all races vote.
Republicans must offer voting rights to freedmen before Southern Democrats do.
Black voters would help Republicans maintain control of the Congress and Presidency.
The statement below was by Thaddeus Stevens, a Radical Republican leader.

13. Significant People or Groups on Reconstruction (You Do)
What conclusion can be drawn based on this statement?
Southern voters supported the Democratic Party because Democrats supported Reconstruction.
Southern voters led efforts to hinder the civil rights of Freedmen.
Southern voters supported the Jim Crow legal system.
Southern voters supported the Democratic Party because Democrats disliked the Reconstruction programs of the Republicans.

14. Significant People or Groups on Reconstruction (You Do)
How did Andrew Johnson’s ideas about reconstructing the South differ from Ulysses S. Grant’s?
Grant believed Southern states should be granted leniency and Johnson believed Confederate leaders should be punished.
Andrew Johnson granted individual pardons to many Southern rebels and Ulysses S. Grant believed Confederate leaders should lose their political rights.
Andrew Johnson did not support legislation to help the freedmen and Ulysses S. Grant supported legislation to help the freedmen.
Andrew Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights bill and Ulysses S. Grant overturned the Black Codes.

15. Significant People or Groups on Reconstruction (You Do)
Essential Question: Who were the significant people or groups of the Reconstruction Era and what were their goals?
Cite specific evidence to support your answer.