Wednesday, January 5

Homework

Due Thursday 1-6

1. Prepare for Book Talk presentation (Will and Jayson)

2. Read pp. 377-385 in ‘America Is’ reading packet and answer questions in column.  These act as guided reading notes, so you can write answers in bullet form.  The questions are copied below:

1. What did the US face following Lee’s surrender at Appomattox?

2. Over what did Lincoln and Congress quarrel?

3. When did Lincoln present his plans on Reconstruction?

4. Why did the Radicals not like Lincoln’s plans?

5. What were the provisions of the Thirteenth Amendment?

6. What was Johnson’s plan for Reconstruction?

7. How did Congress react to Johnson’s plan?

8. What did the Freedman’s Bureau do?

9. Why did Johnson veto the bill to add to the powers of the Freedman’s Bureau?

10. What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 provide?

11. Why did the Radicals propose the Fourteenth Amendment?

12. When was the Fourteenth Amendment?

13. What did the Reconstruction Acts provide?

14. What was the Tenure of Office Act?

15. What was the outcome of Johnson’s impeachment?

*All late/missing work due Friday 1-7 when second quarter ends