Political Cartoons
Resource Type: Multi-Day Project
Resource Type: Multi-Day Project
Analyze political cartoons from this era and discuss the perspective of the cartoonist in this activity.
Underground Railroad Word Search
Underground Railroad Word Search
Resource Type: Printable or Worksheet
Resource Type: Printable or Worksheet
Search for terms related to the Underground Railroad.
Reconstruction, Carpetbaggers, and the “New South”
Reconstruction, Carpetbaggers, and the “New South”
Resource Type: Printable or Worksheet
Resource Type: Printable or Worksheet
Understand the chronology of Reconstruction and the emergence of carpetbaggers and scalawags through short readings and comprehension questions.
Mapping the Underground Railroad
Mapping the Underground Railroad
Resource Type: Hands-on Activity
Resource Type: Hands-on Activity
Create a map of one route of the Underground Railroad (Activity 3), including details about terrain, geography, and more, in this activity from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Carpetbaggers and Scalawags Geography
Carpetbaggers and Scalawags Geography
Resource Type: Hands-on Activity
Resource Type: Hands-on Activity
On a United States map, illustrate where carpetbaggers moved and where scalawags lived (Activity 1) in this activity from the Tennessee State Library.
Marking the Mason-Dixon Line
Marking the Mason-Dixon Line
Resource Type: Virtual Field Trip
Resource Type: Virtual Field Trip
“Walk” along the Mason-Dixon line, in this virtual tour from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
The Mason-Dixon Line Report
The Mason-Dixon Line Report
Resource Type: Multi-Day Project
Resource Type: Multi-Day Project
Read an article about the Mason-Dixon Line from Pennsylvania Center for the Book, and write a paragraph or short essay explaining the border’s role in American history.
The Mason-Dixon Line Word Search
The Mason-Dixon Line Word Search
Resource Type: Printable or Worksheet
Resource Type: Printable or Worksheet
Search for terms related to the Mason-Dixon line.
Reconstruction Readings
Reconstruction Readings
Resource Type: Printable or Worksheet
Resource Type: Printable or Worksheet
Read passages detailing the period of Reconstruction from 1865 to 1877 and answer corresponding questions.
Harpers Ferry and John Brown’s Fort
Harpers Ferry and John Brown’s Fort
Resource Type: Virtual Field Trip
Resource Type: Virtual Field Trip
Explore Harpers Ferry, particularly John Brown’s fort, in this virtual tour from the American Battlefield Trust (relevant material 0:30-7:00).
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