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Lesson 1
Rebuilding the South
Lesson 2
Life During Reconstruction
Lesson 3
Reconstruction Ends
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After the Civil War, the federal
government had to develop a
plan to restore the Union to include
both the northern and southern
states. The southern states were
left in ruins, so rebuilding would
not be easy.
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CHAPTER 10
Reconstruction
After the Civil War, the nation was split
in two. National leaders were faced
with the difficult task of rebuilding the
South. They also had to help the
northern and southern states resolve
their differences about equal rights for
all Americans.
Step Into the Place
MAP FOCUS Use the map to answer
these questions.
1 PLACE Which Confederate state was not
part of a military district?
2 PLACE How many years after the end of
the Civil War was Texas readmitted to the
Union?
3 Why do you think Union soldiers were
sent to the military districts?
During Reconstruction, African Americans were able to vote and run for office for the
first time.
Free African American families celebrate the 4th July in a Southern town.
Step Into the Time
1865 Civil War ends
1865 President Lincoln creates the
Freedmen’s Bureau
1865 Thirteenth Amendment approved
TIME LINE Look at the time line. How
long after the Civil War ended was the
Fifteenth Amendment passed?
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11868 House of Representatives
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