Different Models of Reconstruction

How successful was Reconstruction in addressing the challenges of rebuilding the nation and ensuring equal rights for African Americans?

Objectives

• Students will utilize primary and secondary sources to explain how Lincoln and Johnson’s plans for Reconstruction differed from Congressional Reconstruction.

Resources

Student Resources:

• Reconstruction Interactive Timeline

Teacher Resources:

• Unit 1: Thesis and Unit 7: Providing Evidence DBQ Mini-Lessons (If needed to support Assess and Reflect)

Facilitation Notes

• There is a digital timeline to use to complete this lesson. The timeline spans the course of the Reconstruction unit but this lesson needs only some of the entries.