5th-8th Grade U.S. History | Reconstruction Era Lesson Plan Unit | Google Apps!

The 8th Grade Reconstruction Era COMPLETE Lesson Plan Unit is PERFECT for those teaching their 8th grade U.S. History students all about the Reconstruction Era! This incredible unit includes EVERYTHING you'll need to explore the historical significance and impact of the Reconstruction Era, from opposing viewpoints Americans held over Reconstruction to the rise of "Black Codes" and the role of the Freedmen's Bureau to the role of "Radical Republicans" in Congress, the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, the Military Reconstruction Act, and so MUCH more!!

The fantastic Reconstruction Era resources you'll receive with this lesson plan unit come completely ready to use in printable PDF, PowerPoint, and digital format via Google Apps (Google Drive, Google Slides, and Google Classroom). There's absolutely NOTHING you need to do to get these resources ready to use; simply use the Google links provided, and you're good to go!!

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Breakdown of the fantastic resources you'll receive:

• Unit Outline with Lesson-by-Lesson Overview
• 12 High-Quality and Immersive presentations featuring built-in Bell Ringers and discussion-based questions (DBQ) in both PowerPoint (PPT) & Google Slides (digital) formats!
• 25+ student exercise assignments all come complete with teacher answer key and in both PDF & digital format (via Google Apps)!
• Guided Notes Handout for students designed for them to record notes as the class progresses through the presentation (one with each presentation!)
• 15+ links to YouTube videos with supplemental content
• Unit Review TEAM PROJECT interactive and engaging!
• Jeopardy unit review game fun and easy-to use!
• Unit Assessment complete with teacher answer key and recommended grading scale and rubric!

Receive everything you need to cover these important and historically significant Reconstructions Era topics:

American Perspectives on Reconstruction

• How Americans opinions of how to rebuild and reintegrate the South differed by region and background
• Students will explore these varying perspectives in order to gain a better understanding of what America was like at that time and lay a foundation for what they'll learn about as they progress through the rest of the Reconstruction unit

Black Codes

• What Black Codes were, how they were enacted and enforced, and the effects of Black Codes
• Examples of Black Codes such as vagrancy laws, convict lease laws, and property and wage laws

Radical Republicans

• The meaning of a Radical Republican
• Radical Republicans role during Reconstruction
• Prominent Radical Republican Thaddeus Stevens

Reconstruction Terms

• Freed People, Carpetbaggers, Segregation, Anti-Enticement, Civil Rights, Impeachment, Martial Law, and many more!

Reconstruction Amendments

• The causes and effects of the Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th & 15th Amendments)
• Breakdown of the five sections of the 14th Amendment

Role of the Freedmen's Bureau

• Why the federal government established the Freedmen's Bureau
• The goals of the Freedmen's Bureau
• The impact of the Freedmen's Bureau

Rise and Fall of Andrew Johnson

• How he became President Lincoln's vice-presidential running mate in the election of 1864
• Andrew Johnson's political background
• How Johnson and Lincoln had vastly different political beliefs
• Impeachment of Andrew Johnson

Civil Rights Act of 1866

• Main purpose and goals of the Civil Rights Act of 1866
• Why President Johnson opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1866
• How the Civil Rights Act of 1866 led to the creation of the 14th Amendment

Military Reconstruction Act

• Why the Military Reconstruction Act was passed by Congress and why President Johnson opposed it
• How and why ten former Confederate states were placed into five military districts

President Ulysses S. Grant

• How he rose to become the Republican nominee for president in 1868
• The unique and diverse challenges he faced and addressed as President

Secret Groups

• What were secret groups
• Why secret groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan, promoted discrimination and acts of violence, especially against African-Americans

Disenfranchisement Laws

• How the 15th Amendment led to such disenfranchisement laws like the poll tax and education requirements to vote

End of Reconstruction

• Why support for Reconstruction in the North became less popular as time went on

Effects of Reconstruction

• How Reconstruction had a profound and lasting impact on the nation even after it ended, especially in the South
• Exodusters & Sharecroppers
• Rise of Jim Crow Laws in the South

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