Resources
The following websites and document will help you improve your understanding of the Reconstruction Era:
Wikipedia Reconstruction Era - Good Overview.
What did the 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendment Change?
13th Amendment - Overview of Amendment and the history of it's signing.
14th Amendment - Overview of Amendment and the history of it's signing.
15th Amendment - Overview of Amendment and the history of it's signing.
What was the Freedman's Bureau? Was it effective?
Freedman's Bureau - Historical Website with Primary Source Documents and accounts
What the purpose of the Black Codes?
Black Codes - History Channels website that examines the Black Codes of 1865-66. Full of articles, as well as video recounts.
How did those loyal to the Confederacy react to Reconstruction?
Klu Klux Klan - History Channel's website that examines the history of Klu Klux Klan.
Southern Violence - PBS look at violence post the Civil War.
Explain the significance of court case of Plessy vs Ferguson:
Plessy vs Ferguson - PBS look at the case
Plessy vs Ferguson - Primary Source overview of the court case.
Jim Crow America - Thorough look at America post Reconstruction.
Wikipedia Reconstruction Era - Good Overview.
What did the 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendment Change?
13th Amendment - Overview of Amendment and the history of it's signing.
14th Amendment - Overview of Amendment and the history of it's signing.
15th Amendment - Overview of Amendment and the history of it's signing.
What was the Freedman's Bureau? Was it effective?
Freedman's Bureau - Historical Website with Primary Source Documents and accounts
What the purpose of the Black Codes?
Black Codes - History Channels website that examines the Black Codes of 1865-66. Full of articles, as well as video recounts.
How did those loyal to the Confederacy react to Reconstruction?
Klu Klux Klan - History Channel's website that examines the history of Klu Klux Klan.
Southern Violence - PBS look at violence post the Civil War.
Explain the significance of court case of Plessy vs Ferguson:
Plessy vs Ferguson - PBS look at the case
Plessy vs Ferguson - Primary Source overview of the court case.
Jim Crow America - Thorough look at America post Reconstruction.