How did the United States face the problem of needing to integrate a formerly slave and rebellious population back into the country? Your young historians will learn about the complex system of reconstruction that existed in post-Civil War South, including the system of sharecropping, prevalence of the republican party, and Jim Crow laws.

Concepts

andrew johnson, united states presidents

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Additional Tags

andrew johnson, freedmen's bureau, ulysses s grant, social studies

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Classroom Considerations

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Graphics and animations help to explain historical content
• Poses thought-provoking question at end that can be used as a discussion/writing prompt

Cons

• Video begins with an advertisement from a third-party source
• Speakers moves very quickly though an extensive amount of information

Common Core

SL.9-10.5 SL.11-12.5 RH.11-12.7