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Electronic Resources:

Overview & Point of View

Timeline that provides a good overview of the era.
http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/amciv/ReconTLine.htm

Confederate Military History: This site gives the Southern point of view regarding Reconstruction. The introduction cautions the reader that there is a definite Southern bias in this material. The site also contains links to other "biased" information such as the Presidential Plan, Johnson's Reconstruction, Congressional Reconstruction and carpetbaggers.
http://www.civilwarhome.com/reconstruction.htm

This site gives a general overview of Reconstruction in outline form. It is a good
place for teachers and students to get a starting point.
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/H/1994/index.htm

This site is a short thesis paper and provides a very good overview of issues related to Reconstruction.
http://www.beaconschool.org/~rgrullon/reconstruction.html

New Nation News. This is a very good chronology of the Reconstruction Era.
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/impeach/Chronology.html


Carpetbaggers & Scalawags


Electronic Encyclopedia information about Carpetbaggers. This page also has links to other pertinent topics for this project. http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/c1/carpetba.asp

http://www.truthinhistory.org/carpetbaggers.htm

Neither Carpetbaggers Nor Scalawags. This site is an advertisement for a book by the same name, but it does give a general overview of the terms.
http://www.alabamablackhistory.com/scalawag/scalawag1.htm

An excellent site by the Alabama department of archives and history, this site provides a good overview of the scalawag compliments of retired University of Alabama professor Dr. Sarah Woolfolk Wiggins. This site provides important information in a quick and easy bullet outline. Also included are suggested activities and a bibliography section.
http://www.alabamamoments.state.al.us/sec27.html

Carpetbaggers
http://history.acusd.edu/gen/civilwar/16/carpetbaggers.html

Jim Crow


http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAjimcrow.htm

Gives a brief yet thorough explanation of Jim Crow Laws with numerous links to relevant topics.
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Crow_laws

Teaching History Online. Interesting pictures and useful links such as Ida Wells, Plessy v. Ferguson, etc.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAjimcrow.htm

Jim Crow Laws
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAjimcrow.htm

Panic of 1873

PBS. This site is standard PBS quality and provides a good overview of the topic.
http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/amciv/ReconTLine.htm

This site provides a short chronological overview of the events that led to the financial crash.
http://dig.lib.niu.edu/gildedage/narr3.html

Black Codes

Teaching History Online. Great pictures and very useful links for Andrew Johnson, Ku Klux Klan, Civil Rights Act of 1875, etc.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAjimcrow.htm

African American History. Good general information and an index for other related information.
http://afroamhistory.about.com/homework/afroamhistory/library/weekly/aa121900a.htm

Freedmans Bureau

Atlantic Online. This is an article written by W.E.B. DuBois. Very literary piece.
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/01mar/dubois.htm

University Of Virginia. This site has a series of pictures that are actually links.
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/

Burning of Richmond, 1865

Richmond National Battlefield Park. Great description of the event
http://www.nps.gov/rich/ri_bats.htm

Civil War Richmond. This site provides a short overview and many links for detailed accounts. Just pick one.
http://www.mdgorman.com/Events/fall_of_richmond.htm

Memphis Race Riots

Freedmen's Bureau. Primary source documents provide accounts of the event.
http://freedmensbureau.com/tennessee/outrages/memphisriot.htm

Black Holocaust. This site has good information on the race riots.
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Classroom/9912/lynchingera.html

Election of 1866 & Compromise of 1877

USA Chronology. This source provides a very good description of the event.
http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/USA/1877Comp.html

http://www.americanpresident.org/history/andrewjohnson/biography/printable.html

Military Reconstruction Acts, 1867

Teaching History Online. Good overview information and excellent links for topics such as 14th Amendment, Grant, Sumner, Radical Republicans, etc.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASreconstruction.htm

The Learning Network. Encyclopedic information with other links for Stanton and Tenure of Office Act.
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0860648.html

Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan

Teaching History Online. Good information and links for 13th Amendment, Andrew Johnson, Civil War, Lincoln etc.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASplan.htm

The Learning Nework. Encyclopedic information with an index for other related articles. Good links for lot of information on the Reconstruction.
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0860645.html

Wade Davis Reconstruction Plan

Teaching History Online. Good information and links for Wade, Davis, Thadeus Stevens, Lincoln, etc.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USASwadedavis.htm

Soldier's Gazette. Lots of good information and some interesting biographical information on some of the more obscure people of this era.
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7600/june99.html

Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan

Civil War Heritage Ring. Good overview information, links, and index but shows a Southern bias.
http://civilwar.bluegrass.net/AftermathAndReconstruction/johnsonsreconstruction.html

The Learning Network. Good information, plus links for other relevant information.
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0860646.html

Civil War Aftermath

The Civil War Home Page. Lots of statistics and facts.
http://www.civilwarhome.com/casualties.htm

American Civil War. Great chart of casualties and commanders for each battle.
http://americancivilwar.com/cwstats.html

Interactive Civil War. Excellent photojournalism of Civil War damage & destruction. Great links for a wealth of Civil War Information.
http://www.swcivilwar.com/DestructionPhotos.html

Force Acts 1870-1871

Primary source document with the actual text. There are links on this site for many other useful sites.
http://www.sagehistory.net/reconstruction/docs/ForceActsEx.htm

http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9034836

Civil Rights Acts & Constitutional Amendments

Library of Congress. Text of civil rights legislation from the Reconstruction Era.
http://rs6.loc.gov/learn/features/timeline/civilwar/recontwo/recontwo.html

Brief explanation of each amendment and the date it was passed.
http://www.usconstitution.com/CivilRightsActs.htm

Biographies

Sharecropping

American History Online: This site provides links for visuals (see below) and primary sources.
http://longman.awl.com/history/primarysources_16.htm

American History Online. Ibid.
http://longman.awl.com/history/visuals_16_1.htm

Electric Library. This site gives a good encyclopedic description of the term.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/s1/sharecro.asp

Biblio-Phile

Armento, Beverly, et al. A More Perfect Union. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000.

Bailey, Richard. Neither Carpetbaggers Nor Scalawags. Montgomery, Al.: Pyramid
Publishers, 2001.

Brinkley, Alan., et al. American History: A Survey, Volume II. New York: McGraw-Hill,
1991.

Blum, John., et al. The National Experience. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
1981.

Cash, W.J. The Mind of the South. New York: Vintage Books, 1968.

Davis, Kenneth. DonÕt Know Much About the Civil War? New York: Avon Books, 1996.

Foner, Eric. A Short History of Reconstruction. New York: Harper & Row, 1990.

Franklin, John. Reconstruction Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1966.

Lewin, Larry. How to Make Best Use of the Internet Bellvue, Wa.: Bureau of

Education & Research, 1999.

Nash, Gary., et al. The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society. New York:

Harper & Row, 1990.

Price, William. Civil War Handbook. Fairfax, Va.: Prince Co., 1961.

Stampp, Kenneth. The Era of Reconstruction. New York: Vintage Books, 1965.

Viault, Birdsall. American History Since 1865. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1989.

Wood, Forrest. The Era of Reconstruction, 1863-1877.Arlington Heights, Il.: Harlan
Davidson, 1975.

Woodward, C. Vann. Origins of the South. Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State University
Press, 1999.

Woodward, C. Vann. The Burden of Southern History. Baton Rouge, La.: Louisiana State University Press, 1993.

Biography-In-A-Bag: Gather 8-10 ordinary items to represent your person. For example if your person was a writer, you might use a pencil to represent that portion of the biography. If your person was a teacher, you might include an apple. Put all your items in a bag or shoebox. Pull these items out, one by one to discuss important aspects of your person's life.