Reconstruction and modern America: video worksheets, differentiated.

The film covers: aftermath of Civil War, Lincoln’s vision, Emancipation Proclamation, the Ten Percent Plan. Moderates vs. Radicals; the Wade-Davis Bill, thwarted; the Thirteenth Amendment, difficulties for newly-freed people. President Lincoln assassinated, President Andrew Johnson, laissez-faire. Black Codes, The Civil Rights Act of 1866. Congressional Reconstruction. First Reconstruction Act of 1867. Fourteenth Amendment, “carpet baggers” “scalawags”. The Tenure of Office Act. Edward Stanton, impeachment, acquitted. President Ulysses S. Grant.Fifteenth Amendment. KKK. Civil Rights Act of 1875. Compromise of 1877. Plessy v. Ferguson.

Find the film on YouTube by searching for “How the Reconstruction Era Shaped Modern America.”

15 questions for the c. 13 minute film. Differentiated! Both versions look very similar, but “B” version has subtle clues. Good subtitles: scripted, not auto-generated. Questions right up to the end, no slack time! Creates a great intro / revision / summary resource. Answer sheet. Very easy to mark. .doc & .pdf for all files.

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