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Reconstruction and the 1872 West Virginia Constitution
Analyze primary documents surrounding West Virginia's 1872 Constitution and post-war political realignments.
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West Virginia in American History and Primary Source Inquiry
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Reconstruct West Virginia's unique path to statehood, industrial development, labor struggles, and culture using historical primary source evidence.
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SS.5.21West Virginia Social Studies Standards · All agesExamine the economic, political and social developments during Reconstruction. • Explain the effects of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and the goals of Reconstruction. • Characterize the effects of Reconstruction on African Americans (e.g., rights and restrictions, Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth Amendments, rise of discriminatory laws and groups (Klu Klux Klan), motivations to relocate, and the actions of the Freedmen’s Bureau, etc.).
SS.5.25West Virginia Social Studies Standards · All agesReconstruct the economic, social and political history of West Virginia through the use of primary source documents.