Aftermath of the Civil War , Lesson Plan, Timelinks G5, pages 280-283

 

Aftermath of the Civil War: 

There were many problems, the newly freed former slaves needed to be educated and also to overcome the extreme prejuduce from the White Southerners. 

Read pages 280-283 from Timelink G5 

For the text, go to this link: Timelinks Grade 5

https://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war/reconstruction.php#:~:text=The%20Reconstruction%20lasted%20from%201865,another%20uprising%20did%20not%20occur.

Do the quiz at the bottom of the page. 

Then talk with your teacher 

What was Lincoln's plan for the south? 

What did Andrew Johnson do? 

President Grant? 

Who were carpet baggers?  What did they do? 

Homework: 

 You are writing an article for a Northern Newspaper, Talk about the carpetbaggers and what they are doing in the South.  Include both sides of the issue.

What is the opinion of the North, and what is the opinion of the South