1. Bellringer
What was President Lincoln’s stated goal throughout the Civil War?
A. To punish the Confederacy
B. To free the slaves
C. To restore the Union
D. To acquire new territory

2. Homework
Due: Unit 3 Test Day

3. Standards
B.3.d. Evaluate different Reconstruction plans and their social, economic, and political impact on the South and the rest of the United States
Learning Targets
I can compare/contrast plans for Reconstruction from a variety of perspectives.
I can justify which Reconstruction plan would have the most positive outcome.
Essential Question (exit slip)
Evaluate the extent to which the South should be punished for seceding from the Union.

4. Please take out a piece of paper and Label it 3A.

5. Reconstruction:
Definition
Time period after the Civil War, from , where the nation was trying to reunite itself.

6. 2 Different Groups and 2 Different Plans trying to put the country back together again
Congressional/Wade Davis /Radical Republican
Presidential/ 10% Plan /Lincoln’s Plan
A former Confederate state could rejoin Union once it had:
write a new state constitution
Guarantee African Americans full citizen rights
Guarantee African Americans the right to vote
Former Confederate officials and officers could not vote on these issues.
Written a new state constitution
Elected a new state gov’t
Canceled war debts
Ratified 13th amendment to the Constitution
“White men need to lead
the south”
Add facts for each bill

7. Reconstruction Simulation
Goal: to reconstruct the nation which has been torn apart by the Civil war.
The groups that we will represent are:
Radical Republicans: The victorious northerners of the Republican Party who want to make radical reforms to punish the South and guarantee the rights of the newly freed slaves
Defeated Southern Leaders: The war has been lost and the north has freed the slaves. They had to decide whether to heal old wounds or fight for what was lost.
Freedman: Former slaves who now must find work and find their place in politics , the economy, and society
Moderate Republicans: Leaders like President Lincoln and Vice President Johnson who wish to take it easy on the South so that they will peacefully rejoin the Union without too much resentment

8. Directions
You have been assigned one of the social and/or political groups
Read the individual problems that your group faced
Discuss solutions to these problems with your other group members
Answer the questions on handout 3A.
Everyone writes on their own paper but only 1 person writes answers on poster too
If members of your group disagree upon a particular solution, record both responses
Remember- you are representing a whole class of society so not everyone will respond the same way

9. Group Roles Every one answers the questions on the back of 3A.
1A Facilitator: Leads the discussion and makes sure everyone has a chance to participate
2A Recorder: Writes down the final responses to the questions on poster paper. Clearly label which question is being addressed and check for completeness, spelling, and grammar
1B Compromiser: Tries to come to an agreement with which everyone can live
2B Readers: Reads direction sheet and questions to the group.
Write answers on poster and have students record a +/- as their social role

10. When finished…
Send 1 student to hang poster by your social group’s questions
File your handout 3A in your binder

11. Gallery Walk
With your group you will see how other social groups responded to the Reconstruction Plans
Use the post-its to record positive or negative reactions representing your social group
Example:
Make sure your answers are respectful to the other groups hard work

12. Individual Questions- Answer in complete sentences (3Z) (Don’t just right yes and no)
How realistic is the plan your group chose? Which aspects would work and which ones might not?
Did you have to feel differently than how you feel personally about these issues? How did it feel playing the role of someone different than you?
Knowing what you do now, why do you suppose these groups reacted to these challenges as they did? What does it tell you about the difficulty of and resistance to reform? Do some of these problems still have ramifications today? How?
Was there anyone who disagreed with the majority of your group? Do you suppose that happened in real life? Why do different people react to the same challenges differently? What effect do you think that this had on party politics in the years after the Civil War?

13. Exit Slip Write a thesis statement to the following prompt:
Evaluate the extent to which the South should be punished for seceding from the Union.