“Reconstruction for Dummies” Scavenger Hunt
 By Erin Crumley
  Hewes Middle School

 

Standard 8.11 Students analyze the character and lasting consequences of Reconstruction.

 

Instructions: Visit this website to learn more about the Reconstruction of the United States of America after the Civil War. First, print out this website onto a piece of paper so you can properly answer the questions to turn into your teacher. Then, come back to the website and use the following directions. Start at number one. First, read the directions so you can easily find the correct information on the web page. Then, click on the hyperlink and it will take you to the website you need to go to. Follow the directions for that number to get the right answer to the question. Write out your answer thoroughly on the lines provided for you. Answers may vary.

 

  1. Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Speech
    CLICK HERE TO GO TO THIS WEBSITE!
    Click on the link, and scroll down to the closing paragraph, starting with “With malice toward none…” and distinguish Lincoln’s three main goals of reconstruction.
  1. Events during 1798-1888
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    Scroll down to the green part marked “Two Worlds One Country”. Who were the Northerners who came to the South with all of their things in one carpet?
  1. Scalawags and Carpetbaggers
    CLICK HERE TO GO TO THIS WEBSITE!
    Summarize what motivated carpetbaggers, what exactly they did, and who they become a target of?
  1. Reconstruction
    CLICK HERE TO GO TO THIS WEBSITE!
    Rephrase, in your own words, the four things Abraham Lincoln asked of the Southerners.
  1. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
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    Compile the affects of the Civil Rights Amendments on reconstruction.
  1. Civil War 101 Reconstruction
    CLICK HERE TO GO TO THIS WEBSITE
    Scroll to the bottom paragraph. Discover some of the differences after reconstruction, and what was the date reconstruction was finally finished?   
  1. Historical Documents and Speeches
    CLICK HERE TO GO TO THIS WEBSITE!
    Assess what the Wade-Davis Bill required for a state to be readmitted to the Union.
  1. Civil War and Reconstruction
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    Simplify what the Reconstruction Acts did.
  1. Ku Klux Klan
    CLICK HERE TO GO TO THIS WEBSITE!
    Prove the reason for the Ku Klux Klan’s uprising.
  1. Slavery and Emancipation
    CLICK HERE TO GO TO THIS WEBSITE!
    Discuss the jobs of the Freedmen’s Bureau.

 

11.  The History of Jim Crow
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What did the Jim Crow Laws require?

 

12.  Johnson’s Plan
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On May 29, 1865, President Andrew Johnson wrote an amnesty proclamation. Organize what this said.

 

You are finished!

Congratulations! Now that you have finished the Civil War Reconstruction Scavenger Hunt, you are on your way to mastering this subject! I hope my website has provided you with useful information and websites so you could learn while having fun. If you would like to learn some more about reconstruction, you may revisit the website or go here. Thank you for participating in this scavenger hunt and I hope you enjoyed it!

Important Disclaimer:

This Scavenger Hunt was created with the intent of helping fellow students broaden personal understanding of California State Standards.  The author asks that you report broken links here so that they may be repaired.  The author also wishes the “hunter” to know that all links were active and educationally sound at the time this webpage was created in May 2005.  This page is for educational purposes only and may not be used in part or whole for any other purpose.  This page may not be pirated, copied or carried off to any other page without the express permission of the owner.  You may create a link from your site to this one, but do not violate intellectual property rules by plagiarizing my work.