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Hour:____________________
Weeksheet: October 18-22
TUESDAY Emancipation Proclamation
In your own words, give the meaning of each of the following excerpts from the Emancipation
Proclamation:
1. “I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of
States, are, and henceforward shall be free...”

2. “And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in
necessary self-defense...”

3. “And I further declare and make known, that such persons of suitable condition, will be received into
the armed service of the United States to garrison, forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to
man vessels of all sorts in said service.”

WEDNESDAY Section 18.1 (p. -)

1. What type of jobs did the “Freedmen's Bureau” do? Why do you think they were important?

2. Why did some people view Andrew Johnson as a failure? What about his personal background do
you think led him to make the decisions he did? (HINT: read the “History Makers” section.)

3. What were the “Black Codes.” Are there any similar laws against groups of people today?

4. Although the 14th Amendment does not specifically give African Americans the right to vote, it does
in some ways guarantee them that right. Why is that?

5. What 3 groups made up the new governments of the south during reconstruction?
THURSDAY Section 18.2 (p. -)
1. Why do you think learning to read and write was one of the first things many freed slaves did? And
what kind of places were used to host classes?

2. Where does the saying “Forty Acres and a Mule” come from, and why is it significant?

3. Compare the Contract System to the Sharecropping system. Which do you think is better?

4. What was the purpose of the Ku Klux Klan?

FRIDAY 18.3 The End of Reconstruction

1. The Civil Rights Act of 1875 ended racial segregation in restaurants, hotels, and transportation. If
that is true, then why was there so much segregation for the first half of the 1900's?

2. Why were some people, specifically Elizabeth Cady Stanton, upset about the 15th Amendment? Do
you agree with them? Why or why not?

3. What are some of the problems Grant's advisers faced? Be specific.

4. What did southerners do in the south to prevent African Americans from voting as a result of civil
rights reversals of the 1870's?

5. What is the legacy of reconstruction? Be specific.