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Rebuilding of Pine River County

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COMBINED RATING

4.5 Stars

TEACHERS (2)

5.0

STUDENTS (14)

4.0

LENGTH

20 Minutes

GRADES

5
6
7
8

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support
Text-to-Speech Support
Saves Progress

Description

A card game about the Reconstruction era. As the Federal Reconstruction Agent, balance Rights, Participation, Rebuilding, and Backlash by playing Actions and attaching supporting Evidence cards.

Vocabulary Words

Reconstruction
Literacy
Amendment
Rebuild

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about The Reconstruction Era. Suitable for Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Reflect on how the goals of Reconstruction have remained relevant in contemporary civil rights movements.
Identify the successes and failures of Reconstruction for African Americans and the broader United States.
Compare presidential and congressional plans for Reconstruction.
Discuss how Reconstruction shaped the long-term struggle for civil rights and equality in the United States.
Analyze the Supreme Court’s role in undermining Reconstruction reforms, particularly through the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.
Explain how Reconstruction’s end led to the rise of Jim Crow laws and legalized segregation in the South.
Evaluate the reasons for the end of Reconstruction and the return of Democratic control in the South.
Describe how Reconstruction governments attempted to rebuild the Southern economy and expand public services.
Interpret how violence and intimidation, including that of the Ku Klux Klan, undermined Reconstruction efforts.
Assess the role of African American leaders and legislators during Reconstruction.
Explain how Black Codes were used to limit the freedom of African Americans and how Congress responded.
Evaluate the purpose and effects of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
Analyze the work and impact of the Freedmen’s Bureau in supporting formerly enslaved people.
Describe the goals and challenges of Reconstruction after the Civil War.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What do you already know about the Civil War? What do you already know about how the South was effected by the Civil War?

After the Game

How did the South rebuild after the Civil War? How did the Civil War effect the people of the South?

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Game Details

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