The Compromise of 1877 and Why Reconstruction Ended

Reconstruction and Its Lasting Legacy in Modern America

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Explain how the contested presidential election of 1876 and the withdrawal of federal troops brought an end to Reconstruction.

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Reconstruction and Its Lasting Legacy in Modern America

5th Grade · Social Studies · US-UT-SS

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Examine the competing goals and outcomes of Reconstruction and evaluate how its constitutional, social, and political struggles continue to shape contemporary American life.

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U.S. I Standard 7.3Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Students will compare historians’ interpretations of the competing goals of Reconstruction and why many of those goals were left unrealized.