Alabama Social Studies SS24.US1.13b
The Standard
- SS24.US1.13
- Evaluate how Reconstruction affected the economic, political, and social landscape of the South.
Compare congressional and presidential Reconstruction plans, including the legislation and constitutional amendments each plan proposed and passed.
2024 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students compare Lincoln's and Johnson's plans for bringing former Confederate states back into the Union with Congress's stricter requirements. They track which bills and amendments were proposed, blocked, passed, or ratified.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students can contrast Lincoln's 10 percent plan and Johnson's pardons with Congress's military districts and voting rules. They explain that Lincoln backed the 13th Amendment, while Congress advanced the 14th and 15th. They distinguish the failed Wade-Davis Bill from laws passed over Johnson's vetoes.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat Lincoln's and Johnson's plans as the same plan. They may say the Wade-Davis Bill became law or credit Johnson with the 14th Amendment, which he opposed. Some confuse passage in Congress with ratification by the states.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: Sort the 10 percent plan, Wade-Davis Bill, Civil Rights Act of 1866, Reconstruction Acts, and 14th Amendment by who proposed them and what happened to each.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs cards naming Lincoln's 10 percent plan, Wade-Davis Bill, Johnson's pardons, and Reconstruction Acts; have them sort by author and outcome.
Ask, "Which plan gave former Confederate leaders the easiest return to power, and which terms support your answer?"
Play a "passed or blocked" quiz with the Wade-Davis Bill, Civil Rights Act of 1866, and Reconstruction Acts; require a reason.
Use a recent presidential veto record on Congress.gov to check whether Congress overrode it, then compare that outcome with Johnson's vetoes.
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