Unit 8: Texas in the Civil War and Reconstruction
Overview: This unit explains the cause and effects of the Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas.
Class Assignment- 1/22 & 1/23/15 |
Enter instructions for both assignments here
By the end of class on Friday, you need to turn in the following things: - the packet that we worked on in class on Wednesday - the sheet below 'The Road to Succession PowerPoint Notes' that you will be using the presentation to answer, questions will be answered in your notebook.... You must write the question!!!!! - Bonus: if finished with both assignments, please begin researching 'Juneteenth'. Extra Credit points will be awarded to those students who write a 6-10 sentence summary describing the date and its significance to American history. |
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Please follow the link and add the vocabulary term 'sharecropping' to your journal AND in google docs
SHARECROPPING
After reading the article please answer the following question in google docs: Do you think that sharecropping was a fair way to compensate former slaves? why/why not?
SHARECROPPING
After reading the article please answer the following question in google docs: Do you think that sharecropping was a fair way to compensate former slaves? why/why not?
January 30-February 2 Assignment
Create 3-slides covering the following information:
Slide 1: Name and Title (Ex. Civil War Battles and Important Figures)
Slide 2: Battle of Galveston, Battle of Sabine Pass, and Battle Palmito Ranch. For each battle you need an important fact, the state the battle was in, and date of the battle. One picture is also required on this slide.
Slide 3: John Bell Hood, John Reagan, Francis Lubbock, Thomas Green, and John Magruder: You must put an important fact about each person listed above and if they were part of the Union (North) or Confederacy (South)? . You must also include one picture.
Helpful links for your project:
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qeg01
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qes02
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qfp01
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/biographies/john-bell-hood.html
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/john-b-hood
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=r000098
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/flu01
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fgr38
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fma15
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qeg01
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qes02
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qfp01
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/biographies/john-bell-hood.html
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/john-b-hood
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=r000098
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/flu01
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fgr38
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fma15