Standard USHC-3.3

USHC-3.3 Analyze the effects of Reconstruction on the southern states and on the role of the federal government, including the impact of the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments on opportunities for African Americans.

Grade(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Year: 2011

The "Buffalo Soldiers": Contributions of the first African-American soldiers in the U.S. Army

Lesson

In this lesson, students will learn the history of this group of patriotic, but little-known African American soldiers that were organized in the mid-1800s, right after the Civil War. Two different...

SC Black Codes: A Lesson on Reconstruction Legislation and Amendments

Lesson

This lesson is one component of a unit on Reconstruction, which would be preceded by a separate unit on the Civil War. Preceding lessons in this unit should address the political, economic, and social...