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Interpreting the Evidence

The First Vote

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About this Activity

  • Documents in this Activity:
  • Historical Eras:

    Civil War and Reconstruction (1850 - 1877)

  • Thinking Skill:

    Historical Analysis & Interpretation

  • Grade Level:

    Middle School
    High School

  • Topics:

    African Americans
    Civil Rights
    Elections

  • Primary Source Types:

    Image

  • Regions:

    United States

  • Creator:

    NYS Archives Partnership Trust Education Team.

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Suggested Teaching Instructions

11.4 POST-CIVIL WAR ERA (1865 – 1900): Reconstruction resulted in political reunion and expanded constitutional rights. However, those rights were undermined, and issues of inequality continued for African Americans, women, Native Americans, Mexican Americans, and Chinese immigrants.
(Standards: 1, 4, 5; Themes: ID, TCC, CIV, ECO)

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