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SECTION:
THE COMPROMISE OF 1877
End of Reconstruction
Directions: Read the Compromise of 1877 and answer the following questions.
STEP ONE:
Use the following chart to organize your information.
What did the Republicans receive from
the Compromise of 1877?
What did the Democrats receive from
the Compromise of 1877?
How did it affect African Americans?
STEP TWO:
Summarize the Compromise of 1877 in your own words:
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Reflection:
Prediction:
___________________ got most of what they wanted
from the Compromise of 1877 because _____________
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The Compromise of 1877 was
good/bad for the country because
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
_____________.
The group most negatively affected by the Compromise of
1877 was _____________ because _______________
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IT’S DEBATABLE!
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DATE:
SECTION:
RECONSTRUCTION TIMELINE
End of Reconstruction
Directions: On the blank sheet of paper provided for you, create a timeline of the most important events of the
Reconstruction period that have been listed below. Make a text-based argument for each event & explain why it was
important.
•1863: Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation
•1865: End of the Civil War
•1865: The Thirteenth Amendment is passed
•1865: Lincoln is assassinated
•1866: The Freedmen’s Bureau Acts are passed
•1866: The Civil Rights Act of 1866
•1867: The Reconstruction Act of 1867
•1868: President Johnson is impeached
•1868: Ulysses S. Grant is elected President
•1868: The Fourteenth Amendment is passed
•1870: The Fifteenth Amendment is ratified
•1870: The Enforcement Act of 1870 is passed
•1872: Ulysses S. Grant is reelected President
•1875: The Civil Rights Act of 1875 is passed
•1876: Hayes-Tilden Presidential election ends in a deadlock
•1877: The Compromise of 1877 is passed and officially ends Reconstruction
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SECTION:
FOUR CORNERS PROCESS SHEET
End of Reconstruction
Claim #1: ____________________________________________________________
Do you: (Circle one)
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
What is your warrant? (The reason you agree or disagree with the claim)
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Construct a Full Argument: (Put the claim and your group’s warrant together to create a full argument)
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Claim #2: ____________________________________________________________
Do you: (Circle one)
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
What is your warrant? (The reason you agree or disagree with the claim)
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Construct a Full Argument: (Put the claim and your group’s warrant together to create a full argument)
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Claim #3: ____________________________________________________________
Do you: (Circle one)
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
What is your warrant? (The reason you agree or disagree with the claim)
____________________________________________________________________
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Construct a Full Argument: (Put the claim and your group’s warrant together to create a full argument)
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Claim #4: ____________________________________________________________
Do you: (Circle one)
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
What is your warrant? (The reason you agree or disagree with the claim)
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Construct a Full Argument: (Put the claim and your group’s warrant together to create a full argument)
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IT’S DEBATABLE!
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DATE:
SECTION:
SEATED FOUR CORNERS PROCESS SHEET
Regions of Colonial America
Claim #1: ____________________________________________________________
Does your group: (Circle one)
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
What is your warrant? (The reason you agree or disagree with the claim)
____________________________________________________________________
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Text Evidence: (What information from your gallery walk notes, flash cards and KWL Chart can your group
use to support your claim?)
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Construct a Full Argument: (Put your claim, warrant and text evidence together to create a full argument)
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Claim #2: ____________________________________________________________
Does your group: (Circle one)
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
What is your warrant? (The reason you agree or disagree with the claim)
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Text Evidence: (What information from your gallery walk notes, flash cards and KWL Chart can your group
use to support your claim?)
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Construct a Full Argument: (Put your claim, warrant and text evidence together to create a full argument)
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Claim #3: ____________________________________________________________
Does your group: (Circle one)
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
What is your warrant? (The reason you agree or disagree with the claim)
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Text Evidence: (What information from your gallery walk notes, flash cards and KWL Chart can your group
use to support your claim?)
____________________________________________________________________
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Construct a Full Argument: (Put your claim, warrant and text evidence together to create a full argument)
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IT’S DEBATABLE!
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Claim #4: ____________________________________________________________
Does your group: (Circle one)
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
What is your warrant? (The reason you agree or disagree with the claim)
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Text Evidence: (What information from your gallery walk notes, flash cards and KWL Chart can your group
use to support your claim?)
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Construct a Full Argument: (Put your claim, warrant and text evidence together to create a full argument)
____________________________________________________________________
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Claim #5: ____________________________________________________________
Does your group: (Circle one)
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
What is your warrant? (The reason you agree or disagree with the claim)
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Text Evidence: (What information from your gallery walk notes, flash cards and KWL Chart can your group
use to support your claim?)
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Construct a Full Argument: (Put your claim, warrant and text evidence together to create a full argument)
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IT’S DEBATABLE!
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EVIDENCE SCAVENGER HUNT
Directions: Students will race to find textual evidence and analyze how the text supports their claim.
Each team will receive:
• 1 point for completing each round
• 2 points for finishing the round first
• 3 points for the highest quality text
evidence and analysis
Claim
The High Quality Checklist
Do your answers do ALL of the following things?
□ Totally support/disprove your claim
□ Analysis draws logical and clear connections between your claim and evidence
□ Written correctly with proper spelling and punctuation
□ Provide a clear link for the reader between your claim, evidence and analysis
Warrant
Complete Argument
Text Evidence
ROUND
1
Analysis
Southern Whites did not
like how the Reconstruction
Governments were changing
the South.
□ Support □ Disprove
ROUND
2
The new rights that had been
extended to African Americans
(the right to vote, hold elected
office, work for money, etc.)
put the newly freed slaves in
extreme danger.
□ Support □ Disprove
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Claim
Warrant
Complete Argument
Text Evidence
ROUND
3
Analysis
The Reconstruction
Governments were not able to
protect African Americans from
violence.
□ Support □ Disprove
ROUND
4
Northern Whites did not care
about Reconstruction anymore.
□ Support □ Disprove
IT’S DEBATABLE!
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