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Synthesizing Reconstruction

Create a colorful timeline on 11"x17" paper that chronicles crucial events from 1865 to 1896, including significant topics such as Black Codes, Civil Rights Acts, and the emergence of Jim Crow laws. Each entry should include the topic name, associated year, and a brief description of its significance and impact on American society. Use vivid visual representations to enhance your timeline and provide a clear understanding of the social and political landscape during this transformative period.

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Synthesizing Reconstruction

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  1. Synthesizing Reconstruction Timeline Project

  2. Directions • On your 11 x 17 paper, please create a timeline from 1865-1896 with the following components for EACH topic: • Name of the topic and the year • Brief description • Colorful, visual representation

  3. Topics • Black Codes (1830s) • New State Constitutions (1865-1877) • Radical Reconstruction (1863-1870s) • Sharecropping (1860s-1940s) • Freedmen’s Bureau (1865-1872) • Ku Klux Klan (1865-Today) • Civil Rights Act of 1866 • Military Reconstruction Act (1867) • Fourteenth Amendment (1868) • Johnson’s Impeachment (1868) • Fifteenth Amendment (1870) • African-American Officeholders (1870s-1880s) • Enforcement Acts (1870-1871) • Poll Tax (1870s-1966) • Amnesty Act 1872 • Jim Crow Laws (1876-1965) • Compromise of 1877 • Literacy Tests (1890s-1965) • Plessy v. Fergusson (1896)

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