Deconstructing Reconstruction


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Learn about the successes and failures of Reconstruction, one of the most controversial periods of American history, in this interactive tutorial. After the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and "Redeemer" resistance, this remarkably progressive period ended with the Election of 1876.

Check out our other tutorials about the Reconstruction era:

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Subject(s): Social Studies
Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12
Intended Audience: Students
Instructional Time: 30 Minute(s)
Keywords: Grade 11, U.S. History, tutorial, Reconstruction, Black Codes, Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant, Election of 1876, Samuel Tilden, Rutherford B. Hayes, Ku Klux Klan, KKK, Redeemers, sharecropping, sharecroppers, Colfax Massacre, Freedmen, Freedmen’s Bureau, Republican Party, carpetbaggers, scalawags
Instructional Component Type(s): Original Student Tutorial
Resource Collection: Original Student Tutorials Social Studies - U.S. History - Grades 9-12

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