1. Mrs. Bryant’s 5th Grade Georgia Standards WjEs 1
Reconstruction
Mrs. Bryant’s 5th Grade
Georgia Standards
WjEs 1

2. Vocabulary Students-write all of this down!
Reconstruction – the process by which the states that had seceded were reorganized as part of the Union after the Civil War. (noun)
Ban– to prohibit, or forbid. (verb)
servitude – slavery or bondage of any kind. (noun)
Freedmen’s Bureau – an establishment set up by the government to help former slaves. (noun)
Sharecropper – a tenant farmer who pays as rent a share of the crop. (noun) 2

3. Vocabulary Students-write all of this down!
Discriminate – to make a difference in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of a group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs. (verb)
Jim Crow Laws- any state law discriminating against black persons. (noun)
Black Codes – any code of law that defined and limited the rights of former slaves after the Civil War. (noun)
Disenfranchisement – to deprive (a person) of a privilege, or right. (verb)
Poll – a place where votes are taken. (noun) 3

4. Check Point STOP and complete the activity below.
1. Show your journal to Mrs. Bryant.
2. Make sure you ask Mrs. Bryant for your choice menu, and pacing guide for Reconstruction.
3. You will be taking two column notes. Remember the left side is for notes from the Power Point and videos, and the right side is for a strategy that helps you remember the information
4. Complete an activity in Google Classroom.
5. Finish with an activity of your choice from the choice menu 4

5. Georgia Standards
Students, you should be taking 2 column notes for slides 5 -20
SS5H2a. Describe the purpose of the 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments. 5

6. Reconstruction in the South
Reconstruction is the name given to the time period following the Civil War (1867 to 1877) in which Southern states were brought back into the Union. The South had to be rebuilt during this time, because most of the battles took place in the South.
Reconstruction 6

7. Time for Some Additions
After the conclusion of the Civil War, which included freeing the slaves in the South, the Union’s lawmakers realized that some changes were needed to the U.S. Constitution. Without changes, the ordeal of the war would have been for nothing. 7

8. Time for Some Additions
So, they added three amendments – the 13th, 14th, and 15th – to the Constitution.
The 13th Amendment banned slavery in the United States and any of its territories.
The 13th Amendment 8

9. 14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment granted citizenship to all persons born in the United States and guaranteed them equal protection under the law.
The 14th Amendment 9

10. 15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment ensures that the right to vote cannot be denied because of race, or color, or previous conditions of servitude.
The 15th Amendment 10

11. The Purpose of the Amendments
The purpose of these three amendments is to guarantee equal protection under the law for all citizens. 11

12. Check Point 1. Show your journal to Mrs. Bryant.
STOP and complete the activity below.
1. Show your journal to Mrs. Bryant.
2. Next, go to Google Classroom and complete the activity for the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. 12

13. Life After Slavery
Freed slaves had two big problems – they were uneducated and unemployed. To help them, the U.S. government established the Freedmen’s Bureau in This organization gave food, clothing, medicine, and other supplies to freed slaves. The bureau also built thousands of schools and helped blacks with legal and labor problems.
The Freedmen's Bureau 13

14. Sharecroppers
To make a living, many freed slaves turned to their old masters and became sharecroppers. Freed slaves knew how to grow crops, and landowners still needed labor. In the sharecropping arrangement, a landowner gave the worker supplies and a place to live. Since the worker had no money for rent, he agreed to give the owner a share of the crop at harvest time, plus extra for the cost of rent and supplies. Sharecropping was a hard way to get ahead because the worker rarely made a profit.
Sharecropping

15. Check Point
STOP and complete the activity below.
1. Show your journal to Mrs. Bryant. Sign up for a conference with her.
2. Complete the activity on Google Classroom about The Freedmen’s Bureau and Sharecroppers.
3. Complete an activity of your choice from the choice menu

16. “Jim Crow” Laws
Segregation Laws became known as “Jim Crow” Laws. Discrimination against African Americans continued after Reconstruction into the early 20th century. 16

17. “Jim Crow” Laws
“Jim Crow” laws were passed to discriminate against African Americans. They made it legal to have separate schools, hotels, restaurants, theaters, and restrooms. Trains and buses were also segregated. 17

18. “Jim Crow” Laws
Jim Crow laws clearly violated the newly won rights of African Americans. These laws also continued the Southern practice of separating white people from black people. 18

19. Check Point 1. Show your journal to Mrs. Bryant.
STOP and complete the activity below.
1. Show your journal to Mrs. Bryant.
2. Complete an activity in Google Classroom.
3. Finish with an activity of your choice from the choice menu. 19

20. The Right to Vote
It was not long before the newly elected state legislatures in the South passed laws to limit the rights of former slaves. These laws, called black codes, differed from state to state.
The continued discrimination against African Americans led to serious attempts to deny one very important right – the right to vote. 20

21. The Right to Vote
By 1900, blocking the black vote, known as “disenfranchisement,” was almost complete. This was accomplished in various ways. One was the poll tax, which required voters to pay all back taxes before they could vote. This was impossible for poor sharecroppers. Another way to stop blacks from voting was to give them a reading test. Only about half of Southern blacks could read at that time.
Former slaves could not own certain kinds of property or work in certain businesses. They could be forced to work without pay if they could not find other jobs. 21

22. Check Point STOP and complete the activity below.
1. Show your journal to Mrs. Bryant.
2. Complete an activity in Google Classroom.
3. Finish with an activity of your choice from the choice menu. 22