Reconstruction Poster Project

DUE DATE: DEC 11 (ODD PERIODS)

DEC 14 (EVEN PERIODS)

Task:

You will create a Reconstruction Era Poster. Select one of the five perspectives of the Reconstruction Era and create a poster that accurately depicts that viewpoint (YOU MUST CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PERSPECTIVES)

Perspectives:

  • Southerner (Confederate)
  • Former Slave
  • Northerner (Union)
  • Carpetbagger
  • Scalawag

Your poster should show your understanding of the following: Goals of Reconstruction, Development of Sharecropping, Black Codes, 13th, 14th and 15thAmendments, and Economics of your country (North or South) after the Civil War.

Be Creative!

The poster should cover the entire paper. The questions, on reverse, need to be answered within your drawings in addition to the goals above. The title of your poster should be relevant and easily detected.

Instructions:

  • Research your topic and answer ALL questions.

Effective posters include the following elements:

  • Focus-the topic is clear at first glance
  • Main ideas-the main ideas are appropriate and presented correctly
  • Supporting details-appropriate and accurate details support each maid idea
  • Purpose-the pose of the poster is clearly accomplished
  • Drawings and illustrations-all illustrations, photos and graphics add to the purpose and interest of the poster.
  • Labels-all items of importance on the poser are clearly labeled

*NOTE: Your poster should cover your chosen topic from your chosen perspective!!!

Reconstruction Era Poster Project Topics

Topic I: Reconstruction Plans

  • Define Reconstruction
  • Dates of Reconstruction
  • Abraham Lincoln’s Plan for Reconstruction
  • Andrew Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction
  • Radical Republican’s Plan for Reconstruction
  • Compare and Contrast each plan

Topic II: Freedman’s Bureau

  • Define Freedman’s Bureau
  • Explain the plans & dreams of the Freedman’s Bureau
  • Explain the funding of the Freedman’s Bureau
  • Describe the successful programs of this organization
  • List the number of people helped by this organization
  • How long did the organization work
  • How did it end

Topic III: Radical Republicans

  • Define Carpetbaggers
  • How many carpetbaggers were there in the South during Reconstruction
  • What was the profession and reputations of the carpetbaggers
  • Define Scalawag
  • Describe their role during Reconstruction
  • Describe the role of African American’s power
  • What position did they hold?
  • How many African American politicians were there in the South during Reconstruction?
  • How successful were they in promoting their program?

Topic IV: Successes and Failures of Reconstruction

  • The Successes:
  1. 13th Amendment
  2. 14th Amendment
  3. 15th Amendment
  • Political Advances
  • Economic changes
  • The Failures:
  1. Economic failures in in the South
  2. Black Codes
  3. Terror Groups: Ku Klux Klan and other forms of resistance to racial equality during Reconstruction
  4. Lynching
  5. Jim Crow Laws
  6. Grandfather Clause

Topic V: President Ulysses S. Grant

  • Reputation and facts
  • Republican Scandal
  • Whiskey Ring
  • Credit MobilierScandel
  • Panic of 1873

*NOTE: Your poster should cover your chosen topic from your chosen perspective!!!