Students will examine several historical congressional records from the Reconstruction period to assess whether they show evidence that the Reconstruction period of American history should or should not be viewed as a revolution. The documents used in this activity come from the historical records of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives.

Concepts

historical research, primary sources, reconstruction

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Additional Tags

congressional record, docsteach, congressional reconstruction, reconstruction as revolution, reconstruction period, documents

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

Common Core

RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.9