1. 1.List three reasons why the North won the Civil War. 2.What were the three terms of surrender?  THINKERS: As you know, after the Civil War, the U.S. government had to deal with issues regarding newly freed blacks’ rights & readmitting the Southern states to the Union. Put yourself in their place….. What do you think…… 3.Under what terms should the former Confederate States to be readmitted to the Union? 4.Who should be punished for the rebellion and how? 5.What should be done, if anything, to aid the newly freed slaves? BELLWORK

2. 1865-1877 RECONSTRUCTION

3.  On April 9, 1865 General Grant (N) had General Lee’s (S) troops surrounded in VA.  Lee surrendered  Terms of surrender: 1.Confederate soldiers were NOT prosecuted for treason 2.Soldiers could keep their horses 3.Union provided food to Confederate soldiers. END OF CIVIL WAR

6.  The Union celebrated their victory all throughout the North.  Highest deaths of any U.S. war:  360,000 Union soldiers  375,000 Confederate soldiers  The Civil War ended when the South surrendered, but the war was far from over. It left devastation and destruction all throughout the nation. END OF CIVIL WAR

7. AFTER – EFFECTS OF THE CIVIL WAR  Physical: destroyed 2/3 of South’s shipping industry and 9,000 miles of railroads. It ruined farm land, farm buildings, farm machinery, animals, livestock, bridges, canals and factories. The value of Southern property decreased 70%.  Humans: destroyed a whole generation of young, healthy men.  One out of three southern men were killed or wounded.

10. AFTER – EFFECTS OF THE CIVIL WAR  Postwar South:  Black Southerners: 4 million freed slaves were starting a new life. As slaves, they received food and shelter. Now, they found themselves homeless, unemployed, and starved.  Plantation Owners: Planters lost slave labor worth $3 billion. The government seized $100 million in land and cotton.  Poor White Southerners: high unemployment rate because of competition, many started moving West

11. RECONSTRUCTION  The Confederates had been defeated and their homes were completely destroyed.  Charleston, SC was described as “a city of ruins, of desolation, of empty houses, of widowed women, of rotting docks, of deserted warehouses, of weed wild gardens, of acres of pitiful barrenness.”  Between 1865 and 1877 the federal government implemented reconstruction which was a program to repair the damage to the South and restore southern states to the Union.  This program was extremely controversial.

13. RECONSTRUCTION DISCUSSION  The debate over Reconstruction centered around three issues: 1.Under what terms were the former Confederate States to be readmitted to the Union, and who should establish those terms – Congress or the President? 2.Who should be punished for the rebellion and how? 3.What was to be done, if anything, to aid the newly freed slaves?

14.  To learn about Reconstruction in the post-Civil War U.S., you are going to complete a station activity.  The class will be divided into three groups and each group will start at a different station.  At each station there is a different activity/lesson with regards to reconstruction:  Lincoln vs. Johnson’s Reconstruction Plans  Reconstruction Vocabulary – new laws & programs  Emergence of the KKK  You will fill out the worksheet as you go – these are your notes so make sure everything is accurate. Also, make sure you read each station thoroughly – you are teaching yourself!  Do NOT move ahead….. Follow all directions! RECONSTRUCTION STATION ACTIVITY

15. Period 4 1.Charlie, Jordan, Naomi, Sarita 2.Cole, Nate, Cassie, Megan, Danny L. 3.Max, Cheyenne, Danny P, Marco, Kaci Period 5 1.Tanner, Jade, Ana, Giancarlo, Matt 2.Julie, Robbie, Bryn, Sara, Tevin 3.Meaghan, Mackenzie, Lily, Olivia, Keana RECONSTRUCTION GROUPS