Reconstruction: A Success or Failure?
Grade 11 · Social Studies · 45 min
What's Included
Learning Objective
I can analyze the successes and failures of Reconstruction in the United States.
Warm-Up Video
Khan Academy · 6:48
Failure of Reconstruction | AP US History | Khan Academy
Guided Notes
3 key concepts
- 1
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were passed during Reconstruction to grant rights to African Americans.
- 2
After the Civil War, many black farmers became sharecroppers, trapping them in a cycle of debt and poverty.
- 3
Although the Reconstruction Amendments had limited short-term impact, they laid the foundation for the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
Practice Questions
9 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Identify one way Reconstruction succeeded in changing the lives of African Americans, and one way it failed to do so, according to the video.”
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