Reconstruction: Analyzing Political Cartoons

8th grade, cartoons, darrel knoll, primary sources, reconstruction

 

African American Treatment During Reconstruction: Political Cartoons

8th grade, african american, civil war, max heinlein, political cartoons, reconstruction

This lesson is designed to give students an opportunity to form an opinion on how African-Americans were treated during Reconstruction.  Students will look at political cartoons from the time period and analyze what those cartoons mean to them.  Taking that information the students will create a political cartoon on

Freedom in the Late 19th Century

2012, civll war, emancipation, gender, hahn, immigration, john brown, lesh, reconstruction, slavery, Stanley, strike, strikes, summer, summer session, supreme court

The 2012 summer session is from June 26-29 in Hutchinson. Our scholars are:

Exodusters and Primary Sources

april 2012, exodusters, mickey ebert, primaroy sources, reconstruction

Creating a DBQ Question

april 2012, dbq, mickey ebert, primary sources, reconstruction

Document-Based Question

april 2012, dbq, mickey ebert, primary sources, reconstruction

Sherman's Field Order #15

april 2012, kerry wynn, primary sources, reconstruction, sherman

African American Political Participation

african american, april 2012, civil war, kerry wynn, politics, reconstruction

Reconstruction Overview

april 2012, civil war, kerry wynn, reconstruction

Civil War Aftermath and Reconstruction

april 2012, civil war, kerry wynn, mickey ebert, primary sources, reconstruction, simulation, slavery

Dr. Kerry Wynn from Washburn University and Mickey Ebert from the National Archives presented information and strategies to help teachers understand the impact of the war and Reconstruction on American society.