1. Reconstruction Timeline Puzzle
You and two other people will use the information cards to describe how the era of Reconstruction played out.
You choose your partners. (Choose wisely) No More Than 3 people in a group. If you are not working well together your group will be broken up and you will get an alternative assignment.
Cut out the time line pieces.
Arrange the pieces in the correct chronological order.
Don’t glue pieces down until you know they are in the correct order.
Write a description about each piece and the event it represents. Link one event with the next in your description.
Groups will be competing against one another for prizes.
Use pages 533 – 549 in the Creating America text book and your electronic devices to complete this assignment.
Good Luck!

2. Pg. 535 Civil Rights Act & The 14th Amendment
What are the details of Civil Rights Act and when was proposed? Why did President Johnson Veto the Civil Right Act and what did congress do in response. Identify the goal of the 14th Amendment.

3. Pg. 533
Identify what the Freedman’s Bureau was and what it did. When was it established?

4. New State Governments in the South &
The Black Codes
Pg. 534
What was the problem with New State Government being formed in the South and what were the Black Codes.

5. What is Reconstruction and when did it begin?

6. Sharecropping
Pg. 543
Identify what Sharecropping is and why it was practiced in the South. Why was it not much better than slavery?

7. President Lincoln’s Assassination
When, where and by whom was President Lincoln Assassinated?

8. What was the goal of the 15th Amendment and why was it put into place
What was the goal of the 15th Amendment and why was it put into place? When was this Amendment Ratified?
Pg. 546

9. Pg. 544
When was the Ku Klux Klan formed. What was the goal of the KKK and how did they go about achieving their goal?

10. Pgs. 534 & 537
When did Andrew Johnson become President of the United States of America? What did require Southern States to do before being readmitted into the Union? Identify what happened to Johnson toward the end of his term in office.

11. Pg. 548 The Supreme Court & Jim Crow Laws
How did the Supreme Court hinder Reconstruction in the court case U.S. v. Cruikshank.
How did the Supreme Court hinder Reconstruction in the court case U.S. v. Reese
What are Jim Crow Laws? How did they limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans?
When did all of this happen?
Pg. 548

12. Describe the 13th Amendment. What did it do and when was it ratified
Describe the 13th Amendment. What did it do and when was it ratified? How was it Ratified.
Pg. 521