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1 What happened after the Civil War?
Reconstruction What happened after the Civil War? © One Stop Teacher Shop

2 It’s Friday, a little after 10:00p. m
It’s Friday, a little after 10:00p.m. President Abraham Lincoln and his wife, Mary are enjoying a play. The President and his guests are seated in a box above the stage of Ford’s Theatre. Suddenly, the audience hears something like an explosion. Blue-colored smoke comes from the box where the President is seated. Mary Lincoln screams. President Lincoln has been shot. The bullet has entered the back of his head near his left ear. Lincoln is still breathing but unconscious. A young doctor comes forward to aid the President. After checking his wound, he says, “It is impossible for him to recover.” © One Stop Teacher Shop

3 The Assassination of President Lincoln
If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? © One Stop Teacher Shop

4 Reconstruction RECONSTRUCTING the United
After Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, Vice President Andrew Johnson became the president. He continued Lincoln’s plan of RECONSTRUCTING the United States after the Civil War © One Stop Teacher Shop

5 13 Amendment What do you observe?
What was the purpose of the 13th amendment? What does this mean for African Americans? © One Stop Teacher Shop

6 14 Amendment What do you observe?
What was the purpose of the 14th amendment? What does this mean for African Americans? If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? © One Stop Teacher Shop

7 15 Amendment What do you observe?
What was the purpose of the 15th amendment? What does this mean for African Americans? © One Stop Teacher Shop

8 Former Slaves seem to have a lot of rights…
13th Amendment: slavery is abolished 14th Amendment: former slaves are citizens 15th Amendment: African American men have the right to vote Do you think former slaves were treated equally in the United States? By Northerners? By Southerners? © One Stop Teacher Shop

9 Black Codes These were laws passed in the south preventing former slaves from freedoms… Could not own land Could not own a gun Could not have certain jobs Could not be on a jury Draw what you think this looks like How do you think this made former slaves feel? ILLEGAL © One Stop Teacher Shop

10 As a result of black codes being illegal …
Congress passed new laws to protect former slaves Freedman’s Bureau: designed to help former slaves Built schools and hospitals for African Americans Hired teachers Helped former slaves find jobs © One Stop Teacher Shop

11 This sounds great…everyone is being treated equally…
Not everyone agreed… Some southerners rebelled and formed the KKK (a racist group who used violence against African Americans) © One Stop Teacher Shop

12 This sounds great…everyone is being treated equally…
Not everyone agreed… Segregation (the separation of blacks and whites) became common If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? © One Stop Teacher Shop

13 What do you see? © One Stop Teacher Shop

14 As a result of tensions between blacks and whites…
Jim Crow Laws were passed: These laws enforced segregation (the separation of blacks and whites) Under these laws, blacks could not: Sit with white people on buses, trains, etc. Go to school with white people Share water fountains, bathrooms, etc. with white people Eat at certain restaurants What do you think this situation created? © One Stop Teacher Shop

15 what did slaves do for work?
What do they know how to do? Can they read? Are they educated? As a result, they had to do what they know… Farming © One Stop Teacher Shop

16 What do you see? © One Stop Teacher Shop
If the pink gorilla eats watermelon every night, how much watermelons does he eat? © One Stop Teacher Shop

17 Sharecropping A LOT of money for the land owners
Little to no money left for the former slave to by food, clothing, etc. for his family. Former slaves rented land from landowners To pay rent, they had to give most of their crops to the landowner. © One Stop Teacher Shop

18 Does sharecropping remind you of anything?
Slavery Sharecropping Have students compare and contrast slavery and sharecropping. © One Stop Teacher Shop

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