U.S. History Bell Ringer

Can you thing of an example in your life of something (e.g. an object, a place, a relationship) that was severely damaged and had to be rebuilt? Describe the challenges of the rebuilding process.

Financial Cost of the Civil War in South• Livestock killed - 40%• Farm machinery destroyed- 50%• Drop in property wealth- 60%

Central Unit Question

After a destructive civil war that destroys many of a nation’s institutions,

how does a nation re-make itself into a new society?

Course Themes1. How do we know?2. Why do we change?3. How do we govern

ourselves?4. What does it mean to be

an American?5. How do we live?

Closing Question

Please respond in your journal to the following closing question: At the end of the Civil War, what do you think was the biggest problem that needed to be addressed in Reconstruction?

Reading due for tomorrow:Section 1 Plans for Reconstruction, pages 402-409

Reading Focus- Create a chart that identifies examples of problems and solutions that were proposed or implemented to address them.

Homework

Problem Solution (proposed or implemented)

Reading pages 402-409

ReferencesSlide 2- http://www.alincolnlearning.us/Timeline2.html Slide 3- http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cwpb/02700/02703r.jpg Slide 4- http://componentsofenthusiasm.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/the-ruins-of-war/ Slid 5- http://www.civilwar-pictures.com/g/trains-railroads/locomotive_ruin2 Slide 6- http://history-world.org/Civil%20War%20Photos.htm Slide 7- http://www.corbisimages.com/Enlargement/IH080277.html Slide 9- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-3347 Slide 10- http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cwpb/01000/01005r.jpg