U.S. History Bell Ringer

What is terrorism?

Why do you think people become terrorists?

“Terrorism is not an expression of rage. Terrorism is a political weapon. Remove a government's facade of infallibility, and you remove its people's faith.”

African Americans political power in Southern States

• 1870-1880– 15 Representative– 2 Senators– 1 State Governor

• 1881-1890– 6 Representatives

• 1891-1900– 2 Representatives

• 1901-1973 – 0 Congressman

African Americans political power in the U.S.

• 1870-1880

– 15 Representative

– 2 Senators

– 1 State Governor

Today• 19 Representatives• 0 Senators• 0 Governors

Today’s Theme and Central

Questions

Why do things change?

◦ Why did Reconstruction come to

an end?

◦ How did the end of

Reconstruction affect African

Americans?

Redemption- To restore the honor, worth, or reputation of

There is powerful racial prejudice all over America, North as well as South….If we begin to force the Negro on the South as a voter we begin a new revolution.“

Tecumseh Sherman

“The whole public are tired out with these annual autumnal outbreaks in the South ... [and] are ready now to condemn any interference on the part of the government.” Ulysses Grant

"Of Course He Wants to Vote the Democratic Ticket," Harper's Weekly, October 21, 1876.

A Republican victory of 30,000 votes in 1874 was reversed to a Democratic victory of over 30,000 in 1875.

5 counties with large black majorities, each of which had thousands of Republican votes in 1874 had the following Republican vote totals in 1875: 12,7,4,2, and 0!

Closing Question

Please respond in your journal

to the following closing

question:

If you were Grant would you

have sent troops to

Mississippi?

"A revolution has taken place, by force of arms; and a race are disfranchised. They are to be returned to a condition of serfdom, an era of second slavery."

Mississippi Governor Adebert Ames

Reading pages 423-429 in text book.

Reading Focus Question, “Why do you think Reconstruction came to an end?”

U.S. History Bell Ringer

What do you feel is the most fundamental rights you have as a citizen?

U.S. HISTORY JOURNAL

Please respond in your journal to the following question:

Do you think the Republicans were correct to remove the troops and end Reconstruction?

Why?

Closing Question

Please respond in your journal to

the following closing question:

What do you feel was the most

important factor in limiting the

opportunities of African

Americans after Reconstruction?

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