APUSH 2023-2024

Period 5: 1844-1877, Topic 10- Reconstruction Student Learning Objective - Students will be able to explain the effects of government policy during Reconstruction on society from 1865 to 1877. “Since the surrender of the armies of the confederate States of America a little has been done toward establishing the Government upon true principles of liberty and justice; and but a little if we stop here. We have broken the material shackles of four million slaves. We have unchained them, from the stake so as to allow them locomotion, provided they do not walk in paths which are trod by white men. . . . But in what have we enlarged their liberty of thought? In what [ways] have we taught them the science and granted them the privilege of self-government? . . . “Unless the rebel states, before admission, should be made republican in spirit, and placed under the guardianship of loyal men, all our blood and treasure will have been spent in vain. . . . There is more reason why [African American] v

US History II 10 Essential Questions Purpose- every unit, we connect lessons and assessment questions to these questions! 8/30/23  Student Learning Objective - Students will relate the questions to Reconstruction! Directions- During the discussion, write down good answers to these questions in your own words! How have various groups attempted to Access Their Rights and how have they been Opposed ? How has the rise of Mass Media influenced and transformed Culture ? How does the drive to acquire Wealth influence America? Where does the drive for Expansion come from and what is its impact on America and the rest of the world? How has the rise and fall of the Industry / Labor and the Labor Movement shaped the American work environment and Economy? How have the Political Parties established and transformed their platforms to adapt to changing values in society to appeal to the masses and how have citizens affected the growth and change of political parties and government? Conn