I NDIVIDUAL L EARNING PACKET /T EACHING U NIT Angela’s Ashes F R A N K M C C O U R T PRESTWICK HOUSE I N C O R P O R A T E D REORDER NO. TU4749 Individual Learning Packet Teaching Unit Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt Copyright © 2003 by Prestwick House Inc.‚ P.O. Box 246‚ Cheswold‚ DE 19936. 1-800-932-4593. www.prestwickhouse.com Permission to copy this unit for classroom use is extended to purchaser for his or her personal use. This material‚ in whole or
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RECONSTRUCTION: WHO WON THE PEACE? The North may have won the war‚ but they did a horrible job in trying to win the peace. The south had their new form of slavery‚ which was contained in the "Black Codes"; laws passed throughout the South that laid heavy restrictions on what‚ who‚ and where African-Americans could be. President Johnson saw that the only way to get the freedmen as subordinates again was to let the south back in he started signing pardons so fast that they had to assign an office
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Reconstruction of the South should have ended the moment it started. Reconstruction was the period after the civil war (1865-1877) in which the nation tried to rebuild itself. There was a great effort in trying to rebuild the nation and figure out what to do with the freedmen. There was also a problem with who would pay for the South’s reconstruction. The North wanted equality for the African-American slaves and the South lacked interest in equality. This was a major factor in the death of reconstruction
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Reconstruction was the time period after the Civil War‚ were rebuilding and equality was goal. The rebuilding part was a success while equality in the lives of blacks and whites were not. The failure of reconstruction to bring social and economic equality of opportunity for formers slaves were because of Anti-black violence groups‚ scandals in the government‚ and economic turmoil’s. The most prominent founded social club for Confederate veterans formed an organization or group called The Ku Klux
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After the Civil war‚ the Union was reestablished in racism. Reconstruction was the constitutional effort (13th‚ 14th‚ 15th amendment) of the north to force the south to treat the freed slaves as citizens. Reconstruction failed miserably. It is one of the least glorious parts of American history. Some nationalists like to think that there are no badly edifying chapters of America‚ and decide to forget about it. The civil war was one of the big three events along with the Revolution and World War Two
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The reconstruction was a success in an outline as it restored the north and south states as a unified nation. However‚ the reconstruction plan did not go far and deep enough to address the political‚ economic‚ and social problems. Reconstruction failed to emerge the southern states into one central government. The radical republicans blamed believed that the confederate leaders should be punished for it. The north and south were hardly on talking relationships. The reconstruction failed to reform
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Compromise of 1877 The Compromise of 1877 showed the end of reconstruction. Reconstruction was a failure because the United States had failed to Economically get the south back up on its feet. Also It failed in because Harper Rutherford became president and new government approach was made. Appointing a new democrat to the cabinet was one of the deals of the Compromise of 1877. When the Compromise of 1877 happened Redeemers resumed political control of the south continuing to treat the blacks badly
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Maddie Patton Reconstruction DBQ In the year of 1877‚ Reconstruction started and was a big success in resolving political‚ social‚ and economic problems. Furthermore‚ it restored the United States as a unified nation. The era was established to fix all the conflicts between the North and South. Additionally three more amendments were stated‚ the 13th‚ 14th‚ and 15th; declaring former slaves the right to vote‚ earning their citizenship‚ and making slavery illegal. Although the former black slaves
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Reconstruction was the time of rebuilding after the Civil War in the South when the radical Republicans wanted to grant equality to the freedmen. Even though there was success‚ reconstruction ultimately failed to grant equality. Eco Reconstruction failed to give the freedman economic stability‚ the sharecropping system made it impossible to gain economic stability‚ it explains that when a farmer promises land and seeds to a worker in exchange for half of the produced crop. In this cycle the worker
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Reconstruction was a time of disparity for the United States. The country was left in shambles from the Civil War. Soldiers returned to their homes‚ to find nothing‚ not even their family. Families of fallen soldiers would suffer from starvation‚ resulting in death. Slaves would be freed and promised freedom‚ but did not have a family or home to go to. Fleeing to the North would only help a little for them. Yeomen farmers would deal with similar problems. Their property would be destroyed and left
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