Explain and evaluate the policies, practices, and consequences of Reconstruction (presidential and congressional reconstruction, Johnson's impeachment, Civil Rights Act of 1866, the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, opposition of Southern whites to Reconstruction, accomplishments and failures of Radical Reconstruction, presidential election of 1876, end of Reconstruction, rise of Jim Crow laws, rise of Ku Klux Klan).
General Information
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 8
Strand: American History
Date Adopted or Revised: 02/14
Status: State Board Approved
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Alternate version of this benchmark for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
SS.8.A.5.AP.8: Identify the policies, practices, and consequences of Reconstruction.
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Integrated Social Studies with Civics Original tutorials - Grades 6-12
Comparing Florida's Constitutions:
Learn about the 1838 Florida Constitution and the 1868 Florida Constitution with this interactive tutorial.
The Reconstruction Amendments:
Learn more about Reconstruction and the amendments to the U.S. Constitution passed during the Reconstruction era with this interactive tutorial.
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Original Student Tutorials
The Reconstruction Amendments:
Learn more about Reconstruction and the amendments to the U.S. Constitution passed during the Reconstruction era with this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Comparing Florida's Constitutions:
Learn about the 1838 Florida Constitution and the 1868 Florida Constitution with this interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
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