1. Preview3-25-15 Finish guided reading from yesterday.

2. Preview3/25 Learning Target: We will learn to explain the P.E.S. characteristics of Reconstruction Success Criteria: I will organize the major characteristics of Reconstruction using Cornell Notes.

3. The South is destroyed The Civil War ended April 9, 1865. Most of the land in the South was destroyed by the Civil War. The South would need to be rebuilt. This rebuilding of the South was called Reconstruction.

4. Reconstruction Plan President Lincoln wanted to reunite the nation as quickly as possible. Any southern state with at least 10% of its voters making a pledge to be loyal to the U.S. could be readmitted to the Union. The South also had to accept a ban on slavery.

5. Small Group Talk 30 Second Think : Imagine that you participate in a club before school. The president decides to leave one day without explanation. What would happen to that club? Talk: Turn and face your partner. Partner A= 30 Seconds Partner B= 30 Seconds SHARE: TURN AND FACE THE PERSON WHO IS SPEAKING

6. Lincoln is assassinated before he could start on his reconstruction plan. Andrew Johnson is the next president. He is a democrat from the South. – Congress feels that he is weak after he pardons all Southerners – Radical Republicans tried to get Johnson removed from office

7. Reconstruction PoliticalEconomicSocial Any southern state with at least 10% of its voters making a pledge to be loyal to the U.S. could be readmitted to the Union. 13 th Amendment- Slaves were freed 14 th Amendment- African- Americans granted citizenship 15 th Amendment- African- Americans granted the right to vote The Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states that limited the new-found freedom of African Americans The Radical Republicans wanted the South to change more before they could be readmitted to the Union. Provide emergency relief to people whose homes/lands were destroyed South is poor after the war due to decrease There was a great increase in…Tenant farming – people reside on and farmland owned by a landlord… Sharecropping – people farming another man’s land for a share of the profit South moved to industries which created an industrial boom The Ku Klux Klan was a secret society opposed to African Americans obtaining civil rights, particularly the right to vote. Jim Crow laws created to segregate public space. Segregation - the legal separation of blacks and whites in public places Freedmen’s Bureau was established in 1865 by the Federal Government to provide the following for freed slaves Carpetbaggers- Northerners who went to the South to help create new state politics but took advantage of the situation Scalawags-Southerners who worked with the Republicans to help with reconstructing the South

8. Write Which factor of P.E.S. do you believe will have the most affect on the reconstructed United States Use no less than 3-4 sentences.

9. Guided Reading Practice Using your textbook: – Read Pages 295-300 – Answer questions 14-25

10. Preview3/24 Learning Target: We will learn to evaluate legislative reform programs of the Radical Reconstruction Congress Success Criteria: I will read and evaluate the purpose of legislative reform in 3-4 sentences completing a guided reading practice.

11. Small Group Talk 30 Second Think : Have you ever had a huge fight with a friend? How did you reconcile the relationship to become friends again? Talk: Turn and face your partner. Partner A= 30 Seconds Partner B= 30 Seconds SHARE: TURN AND FACE THE PERSON WHO IS SPEAKING

12. Exit Ticket 30 Second Think : Now that the Civil War is over, in your opinion, what would be the North’s first and most important action? What are three things that need to be changed for the South? What does Congress do to allow the South to come back in? How does the North feel about welcoming back the South? Write: 3-4 sentences in your notebook explaining the question above

13. Guided Reading Practice Using your textbook: – Read Pages 286-295 – Answer questions 1-13

14. Preview3/23 Learning Target: We will learn to identify common mistakes on our Nine Weeks Exam. Success Criteria: I will identify 10 questions on my exam and use maximum intellectual effort to explain my answer.

15. Small Group Talk 30 Second Think : What was the most difficult era of study from the exam? Talk: Turn and face your partner. Partner A= 30 Seconds Partner B= 30 Seconds SHARE: TURN AND FACE THE PERSON WHO IS SPEAKING

16. Unit Test Corrections Choose 10 questions from you test that you thought were the most difficult. (5 Min.) Turn and Talk to your partner and explain your answers