Lincoln's Assassination, Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan

Why was Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction plan criticized by Republican lawmakers? This lesson examines Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction plan implemented after Lincoln’s assassination. Students will analyze documents including primary source resources to determine how Andrew Johnson’s plan was considered more lenient to Republicans than what they would’ve liked to implement.

Included in this resource:

Do Now prior knowledge assessment - comparing Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan to the Wade-Davis Bill
Lincoln’s assassination reading passage with scaffolding questions
Lincoln’s assassination from a friend’s diary primary source document with scaffolding questions/graphic organizer
Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction Ideas reading passage with scaffolding questions/graphic organizer
Application/Closing/Higher-Order Thinking Question - Why did Andrew Johnson’s leniency towards the South ultimately lead to more aggressive policies during Reconstruction?
★ Please Note: I execute this lesson with my 8th grade honors students and my 11th grade gen-ed students. Please make an executive decision whether or not this lesson can be executed with your students based upon the preview file. Thank you!

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