Reconstruction

Grade 6β€’45 minutes

Learning Objective

I can identify some of the ways Reconstruction tried to help formerly enslaved people.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Describe one way the Reconstruction Acts of 1867 aimed to protect the rights of formerly enslaved people.

2. Explain how the 14th Amendment expanded citizenship rights for Black Americans.

3. What right did the 15th Amendment give to Black men, and why was this important during Reconstruction?

...and 4 more questions

Educational Video

Radical Reconstruction

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