August 12th - Bellwork

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August 12th - Bellwork

• 1. In one well constructed sentence tell me what
  the topic was from yesterday.
• 2. In one well constructed sentence tell me why
  this was significant?
• 3. In one well constructed sentence state an
  example of why it was/is significant or for
  instance why it was/is significant.
• 4. In one well constructed sentence state As a
  conclusion _______________ or as a result of
  ________________.
• 5. Write one well constructed sentence concluding
  yesterdays assignment wrapping up all the
  previous sentences and using any other outsind
  knowledge that we talked about yesterday.

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Agenda for August 13th 2015

• Review EQ1 agriculture - BELLWORK.
• Video on 21st century agriculture.
• Review Reconstruction ACTIVITY
• Notes and .PPT on Reconstruction.
• What determines what is grown where?
• Where are the major crops in the United States
  grown?
• Student Agriculture Location Activity

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US.2 Summarize the major developments in
Tennessee during the Reconstruction era,
including the Constitutional Convention of 1870,
the yellow fever epidemic of 1878, and the
election of African Americans to the General
Assembly

• EQ 2 - What were the major developments in
  Tennessee during the Reconstruction Era?

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Reconstruction and Post-Reconstruction
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1. What was Reconstruction?

• The period AFTER the Civil War when the South was
  rebuilding both physically and politically.

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2. What were the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments?

• The 13th Amendment freed the slaves.
• The 14th Amendment gave African Americans
  citizenship.
• The 15th Amendment gave black MALES the right to
  vote.
• Remember, women could not vote yet!

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3. What was life like in the South immediately
after the Civil War (include information about
the conditions of the South and the politics of
the South)?

• Physically, the South was destroyed.
• Politically, the South was divided.
• Scalawags- Small farmers who joined the
  Republican Party.
• Carpetbaggers- Northerners who had moved South
  and were Republicans.
• African Americans- Black members of the
  Republican Party.

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4. What changes were made in Tennessee due to
Reconstruction? (See separate paper) (EQ 2)

• Tennessee was forced to change their
  constitution.
• This was a part of the CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
  OF 1870!
• The new TN Constitution abolished slavery and
  provided black males with voting rights.
• TN did, however, enact the poll tax to limit
  voter rights.

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5. What did Tennesseans, especially in Memphis,
face during the 1870s? (See separate paper) (EQ
2)

• Many Tennesseans were faced with yellow fever,
  especially in Memphis.
• Over 2,000 people died in Memphis in the 1870s
  due to yellow fever.
• This was mainly caused by poor sanitation.

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6. How did the epidemic impact the city in the
late 1870s? (See separate paper) (EQ 2)

• Memphis leaders began to reform their sanitation
  system, providing new sewer systems and improving
  their water supply.
• By the late 1880s, yellow fever had a much
  smaller impact on the people of this region.

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7. How did the life of former slaves improve
during Reconstruction?

• During Reconstruction, black males gained the
  right to vote.
• African Americans were finally allowed to become
  a community. Many blacks took jobs outside of
  the plantation.
• The literacy rate of African Americans went up.
• The Freedmens Bureau assisted blacks and poor
  whites after the war.
• DURING RECONSTRUCTION, AFRICAN AMERICANS HAD A
  LOT MORE POLITICAL FREEDOM!!

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8. What was the role of African Americans in
politics after the Civil War?

• African Americans began to actively participate
  in the government.
• Because black males could vote, many African
  Americans were elected into public office.
• 16 African Americans were elected into the U.S.
  Congress during this time.
• Hiram Revels was the first black senator.

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9. What was the role of African Americans in
politics in Tennessee? (See separate paper) (EQ
2)

• In Tennessee, there were several African
  Americans voted into local and state government
  positions.
• They worked to keep the rights they had gained
  after the war.
• In 1887, Tennessee elected three black men into
  political positions. They were the last three
  elected in our state until the 1960s.

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10. What led to the fall of Reconstruction
(include information about the opposition that
existed in the South and the lack of support)?

• The KKK and other similar groups began to work to
  stop African Americans from getting rights.
• They often threatened and/or killed blacks and
  whites who were involved in helping African
  Americans gain rights.
• The end of the Freedmens Bureau and the creation
  of the Amnesty Act slowed down the progress of
  Reconstruction.
• The civil rights of African Americans throughout
  the country began to be denied because there was
  little regulation.
• The 1876 election ended Reconstruction
  permanently.

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11. What was the result of the Presidential
election of 1876? How did this impact
Reconstruction? (EQ 3)

• The 1876 Presidential election between Rutherford
  B. Hayes (Republican) and Samuel Tilden
  (Democrat) ended with a compromise in Congress.
• Samuel Tilden had won the popular vote, but lost
  the electoral vote by 1.
• The decision was given to an electoral commission
  made up of several important members of the
  government.
• The electoral commission came up with a
  compromise. They allowed Rutherford B. Hayes to
  become President as long as the Republicans
  withdrew troops from the South.
• This ended Reconstruction.