Honors
January 8, 2008
The War and
Reconstruction
1. Read: a) Read chapters fifteen and sixteen, “Reconstruction and the South.”
b) Complete the study guide (extra credit). c) Optional: Take the online quiz for sections 15 and 16 at longmanamericanhistory.com.
Send the results of your quiz to me at mrsluoma@schoolofrhetoric.com. You will be graded on this assignment! Due Tuesday, January 15.
2. Essay Questions: Outline
each of the following questions, incorporating ample specific factual evidence
for each point. Your outlines will be
graded for the following: 1) a clear,
succinct thesis (one sentence answer to the question); 2) three or four
logical, clear main points, stated in simple sentences; 3) at least seven
specific supporting facts, names, dates, places, or documents, briefly
explained to support EACH main point. Due Tuesday, January 15.
1) Summarize the effects of the Civil War on the
lives of blacks. Describe the roles that
northern and southern blacks played during the war.
2) Evaluate
3) Describe the major battles of the was from
4) Describe the major battles of the war from
5) Compare and contrast the economic, political,
and social experiences of the
6) Compare and contrast presidential and
congressional Reconstruction. In both
cases, summarize both proposed measures and those measures actually enacted.
7) Describe the major successes and failures of
Reconstruction. Evaluate the long-term
results of Reconstruction for all Americans.
8) Summarize the main features of the Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Amendments. Explain the
purpose of each. Analyze how successful
each was in achieving its purpose. Evaluate how each affected the lives of
average Americans then and now.
9) Describe the economic, social and political
conditions of black and white southerners during Reconstruction. Summarize the major causes of the conditions.
10) Describe the Compromise of 1877. Explain its major causes and results.
3. Test: Chapters
13-14 Thursday
1/10
Semester Final Exam Tuesday 1/22