Chapter 18: The Reconstruction Era
Unit Theme:Sectionalism
Sectionalism, as we have already learned, is loyalty to one's region or state. Several issues increased the divisions between North and South over the generation before the Civil War but of course none more sharply than the issue of slavery. It would all come to a head in the decade before 1860. The 1850s would see the several great events that would foreshadow the coming war. The Compromise of 1850, the final pacification by the Great Pacificator, Henry Clay, would seem to pacify no one. It would be the end of the line for the Great Triumvirate, Bleeding Kansas, and several other events which we will learn about.By the eve of the Civil War sectional differences, not surprisingly, were at their highest. Historians will argue that the cultural differences and economic patterns between the North and South were too great for anymore compromises. Others might argue that each region was now firmly in control of radical elements and that there was no going back. Either way, war would come in 1861.
Sectionalism, as we have already learned, is loyalty to one's region or state. Several issues increased the divisions between North and South over the generation before the Civil War but of course none more sharply than the issue of slavery. It would all come to a head in the decade before 1860. The 1850s would see the several great events that would foreshadow the coming war. The Compromise of 1850, the final pacification by the Great Pacificator, Henry Clay, would seem to pacify no one. It would be the end of the line for the Great Triumvirate, Bleeding Kansas, and several other events which we will learn about.By the eve of the Civil War sectional differences, not surprisingly, were at their highest. Historians will argue that the cultural differences and economic patterns between the North and South were too great for anymore compromises. Others might argue that each region was now firmly in control of radical elements and that there was no going back. Either way, war would come in 1861.
Essential Question:Was Reconstruction an achievement or a failure?
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1) First Steps to Reunion (p. 478-481) 2) Radical Reconstruction (p. 482- 485) 3) Changes in the South (p. 486-490) 4) Reconstruction Ends (p. 491-495) |
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1) First Steps to Reunion 2) Radical Reconstruction 3) Changes in the South 4) Reconstruction Ends These reviews are often given in class and are open-ended and T/F questions that you should definitely learn. They cover some of the most important points of the section and are often the basis of matching and T/F questions on quizzes and tests. |
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