History: Modern America

* Primary Source- a document or artifact that was produced at the moment that an even happened (ex. Newspaper, note, etc.) * Secondary Source- a book or article that was produced after the event (ex. Textbooks, etc.) * 5 Step Process To Analyzing A Source: * read the source for basic info (5 w’s) * put the source into context (ask what do you know) * do a close reading (take notes) * corroborate/compare w. another source * analyze & write a story about the past * Reconstruction- the period when the federal gov’t tried to put the union back together (1865-1877) * Civil war (1861-1865) * South left the union because they didn’t like the slave laws * Brought an end to slavery (emancipation proclamation) * Political reintegrated the south into the inion * Confederate states had to meet certain conditions to get back into the states
Guarantee African American citizenship & civil rights
Freedom from slavery was not the same as liberty * Black Liberty & White Resistance * Freedmen: former slave * Liberty from the emancipation * Political freedom- the right to vote, hold office, serve on a jury, the right to free speech. * Economic freedom- the right to be paid for your labor; having a wage; the right to choose where you work; the right to own land, business & property. * Social freedom- the right to be educated; the right to live & travel wherever; the right to practice religion. * The ability to make decisions on your personal relationships, can choose who to marry, can control the future of your family * The right to congregate and protest * White Responses To Black Liberty * Found it difficult to accepts black liberty * Northerners felt that slavery should not be in place * During reconstruction, white southerners tried to reestablish slavery * Black Code- laws passed