Unit 7: Binding Up the Nation’s Wounds

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Unit 7: Binding Up the Nation’s Wounds

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President Andrew Johnson

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Unit 7 [flag bg_color=”#d6e3bc” text_color=”#9d241a”]Middle School[/flag]

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Unit Overview

Subjects Covered: Grammar, Literature, Composition, History
Time Period: Modern
Grade Level: Middle School: 6 – 8
Civilization: American
Literature: Across Five Aprils – by Irene Hunt.

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Unit Description

The great question after the Civil War ended was what should be done with the southern states and people. And what should be done with the freedman? Lincoln’s successor, President Andrew Johnson, was an able man and a patriot. Although he was a southerner, he hated slavery and slave owners. He practically adopted Lincoln’s Reconstruction policy and tried to bring about the reorganization of the seceded states by presidential action.

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Leading Ideas and Biblical Principles

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Honesty is a character quality to be desired.
- The Lord detests differing weights, and dishonest scales do not please Him. — Proverbs 20:23
The Bible provides the ethics upon which to judge people and nations.
- And God spoke all these words:…(continue reading). — Exodus 20:1-17
God is sovereign over the affairs of men.
- From one man He made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and He marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. — Acts 17:26

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Unit 7 Resources: [flag bg_color=”#d6e3bc” text_color=”#9d241a”]Middle School[/flag]

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VIDEOS ON THIS WEBSITE SHOULD BE PREVIEWED BY PARENTS BEFORE ALLOWING STUDENTS TO WATCH VIDEOS. SOME VIDEOS MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION ON SENSITIVE TOPICS.

Additional Maps:

Map of Reconstruction in the South

Complimentary Sources:

Timeline of Reconstruction – includes pictures, the Emancipation Proclamation, and more
Amendments to the United States Constitution
Reconstruction – more information which includes important dates and key events
Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address
The Reconstruction Act
About the Presidents – information about the presidents, including the ones discussed in these lessons (Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, and Cleveland)
Timeline of USA Presidents, includes major events during presidencies

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Artists:

Rosa Bonheur

Some Composers:

Lowell Mason

Music:

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