11/5/15

I.B. History of the Americas:

1)  Notes ("The Union Victorious, 1864-65")
2)  Test 3 Essay Questions:

    1)  Discuss how the following 3 things contributed to the final breakdown between the North and 
         the South, leading to secession and the Civil War:

         a)  Dred Scott Supreme Court decision
         b)  Lecompton Constitution
         c)  John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry


    2)  In what ways were the following things both significant and controversial in the last sixteen 
         months of the Civil War?

         a)  The use of African-American troops
         b)  Ulysses S. Grant's actions
         c)  William Tecumseh Sherman's actions


3)  Finish Civil War video: "War Is All Hell"
--With note guide (discuss and hand in tomorrow)

4)  Homework: Textbook, pages 430-433; 435-436 ("Presidential Reconstruction")
Focus your reading on:  a) Lincoln's Reconstruction plan  b) "Radical" Republicans  c) Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction plan  d) Black Codes  e) Freedmen's Bureau Bill  f) 14th Amendment


American Pop Culture (2nd period B day):

Same as 11/4 entry, except the Test 1 sheet and notecard were handed out, explaining how to prepare for the test.