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Unit 4A- Civil Rights
A. What are you currently learning about in Social Studies? Give some examples of what you have learned this unit.
We are currently learning about the aftermath of the Civil War and the struggles African American had while trying to get the rights they felt they deserved. For example, we learnt about Reconstruction which was started by Lincoln and was continued by Johnson. This was the process of having the southern states readmitted into the Union, this was also the time when many cruel and unfair laws were created like the black codes and the Jim Crow laws.
B. What do you enjoy about this particular SS unit? Explain.
I had learnt about the Civil War in 5th grade but we never covered what it was like after the war for everyone. In this unit, I was able to see what life was like for the freed slaves as well as the whites in the south. Most southern cities and railroads were destroyed, they were basically cut off from the world and although the slaves were now free they didn't have half the rights they needed.
C. What do you find challenging about this particular SS unit? Explain.
It was challenging to remember all the bills and plans that were proposed during Reconstruction. There were so many people that had so many different views on how hard it should be to have a southern state admitted, so there were a lot of bills and plans proposed and I just had a hard time remembering the order they were proposed and what they all were.
D. What is something you have done well in this SS unit? Explain.
I am really happy with the notes and attention I put into the Call to Freedom reading, they made it a lot easier and effiecient to learn the information and helped me study for the test. Making these thorough notes, as well as answering the questions from Call to Freedom I think helped me on the test, as well helped me in terms of general knowledge.
E. What is something you would like to improve? Explain on how you plan to make improvements.
I think I could've found more information about Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, I feel like since I put so much time in Call to Freedom, I may have not put all my effort into preparing for the brain frame, so I wish I could've had time to find more info than I got from the Brain Pops and recources on Schoology.
Word Wall
Hiram Revels - was born free in North Carolina and went to college in Illinois. He became a Methodist minister and served as chaplain in the Union army. In 1870, Revels became the first African-American in the U.S.Senate.
Blanche K Bruce - grew up in slavery in Virginia. He became an important Republican in Mississippi and served one term as a U.S. senator.
Ku Klux Klan - A group created to oppose the rights of African American equality.
General Amnesty Act of 1872 - allowed former Confederates, except those who had held high ranks, to hold public office. Many of these former Confederates were soon elected to southern governments.
Panic of 1873 - marked the beginning of a severe economic downturn that soon put an estimated 2 million people out of work. In 1874 the Democrats gained control of the House of Representatives.
Civil Rights Act of 1875 - The Republicans in Congress did manage to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1875, which guaranteed African Americans equal rights in public places such as theatres and public transportation.
Jim Crow Laws - Laws which prohibited Blacks from having the same rights as white people.
Plessy vs Ferguson - A court case which involved the popular line separate but equal.
Black Codes - In the United States, the Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states in 1865 and 1866, after the Civil War. These laws had the intent and the effect of restricting African Americans' freedom, and of compelling them to work in a labor economy based on low wages or debt.
Radical Republicans - wanted the southern states to change much more than they already had before they could return to the Union. Like the moderates, they thought the Black Codes were cruel and unjust. Radicals, however, wanted the federal government to be much more involved in Reconstruction
Fourteenth Amendment - Equal Treatment under the law.
Reconstruction Acts - divide the South into military districts and install new governments. The changes lead to conflict between African Americans and white southerners and Republicans and Democrats.
Fifteenth Amendment - no person should be denied anything based on colour, race or gender
10 Percent Plan - Once 10 percent of voters of a state made these pledges, they could form a new government. The state then could be readmitted to the Union. Louisiana quickly elected a new state legislature under this Ten Percent Plan.
Wade Davis Bill - Under the Wade-Davis Bill, a state had to meet two conditions before it could rejoin the Union. First, it had to ban slavery. Second, a majority of adult males in the state had to take the loyalty oath. However, only southerners who swore that they had never supported the Confederacy could vote or hold office.
Freedman's Bureau - An organisation to give food and water to the underprivileged.
John Wikes Booth - The man who shot A Lincon.
Andrew Johnson - The president during the later stages of the reconstruction.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. vs. Malcolm X
Similarities:
-Both are fathers and husbands
-Civil Rights Activists
-Inspired by religion and religious leaders