What You Have to Read for Each Possible Comparison and What the Terms Mean?
If you want
to read dictionary definitions, you can find them beneath this link.
Reminder about the Requirements with Each of These
Topics– Now in Yellow
- You must use the exact pages in the textbook for
that are listed at the top of the Contents webpage for each of these time
periods.
- You must examine only African Americans. Notice
what they did, not just what was done to or for them.
- You must examine only the South at this time, but
that includes Northern actions in the South
You do 1 of the 3 choices exactly as written.
In each these 3 choices for
Comparison topics, make sure you meet the listed requirements above:
1.
African Americans
in the South from 1865 to 1867 compared
with their condition from 1867 to 1872.
The readings for this comparison topic are:
|
Time
Period |
What You
Read in the 4th Edition Paperback (For Earlier Editions, See
Below.) |
|
African Americans in the South from 1865 to 1867 |
Pages 397-399, 403-407 in Chapters 15 & 16. Look
for these headings: ·
“Emancipation
in the South” ·
“Black
Mobilization” ·
“Andrew
Johnson” ·
“Johnson and
the Radicals” ·
“The
Reconstruction Act of 1867” ·
“Reconstruction
Begins” (stops at “Despite these…”) |
|
African Americans in the South from 1867 to 1872 |
Pages 409, 411-413, 420-421, 424 in Chapter 16. Look
for these headings: ·
“The
Fifteenth Amendment” ·
“The Rise of
the Klan” ·
“Breaking the
Power of the Klan” ·
“Grant and the
1872 Election” ·
“The 1872
Election” PLUS some elections from 1868 are in Chapter 16 in “The Stigma of Corruption” on page
424. |
2.
African Americans
in the South from 1865 to 1867 compared
with their condition from 1872 to 1877.
The readings for this comparison topic are:
|
Time
Period |
What You
Read in the 4th Edition Paperback (For Earlier Editions, See
Below.) |
|
African Americans in the South from 1865 to 1867 |
Pages 397-399, 403-407 in Chapters 15 & 16. Look
for these headings: ·
“Emancipation
in the South” ·
“Black
Mobilization” ·
“Andrew
Johnson” ·
“Johnson and
the Radicals” ·
“The
Reconstruction Act of 1867” ·
“Reconstruction
Begins” (stops at “Despite these…”) |
|
African Americans in the South from 1872 to 1877 |
Pages 423-429 in Chapter 16. Look for the “The
Failure of Reconstruction” which includes ·
“The Stigma
of Corruption” ·
“The Resurgence
of the Democrats” ·
“Why Reconstruction
Failed.” ·
“The
Race for the White House” |
3.
African Americans
in the South from 1867 to 1872 compared
with their condition from 1872 to 1877.
The readings for this comparison topic are:
|
Time
Period |
What You
Read in the 4th Edition Paperback (For Earlier Editions, See
Below.) |
|
African Americans in the South from 1867 to 1872 |
Pages 409, 411-413, 420-421, 424 in Chapter 16. Look
for these headings: ·
“The
Fifteenth Amendment” ·
“The Rise of
the Klan” ·
“Breaking the
Power of the Klan” ·
“Grant and the
1872 Election” ·
“The 1872
Election” PLUS some elections from 1868 are in Chapter 16 in “The Stigma of Corruption” on page
424. |
|
African Americans in the South from 1872 to 1877 |
Pages 423-429 in Chapter 16. Look for the “The
Failure of Reconstruction” which includes ·
“The Stigma
of Corruption” ·
“The Resurgence
of the Democrats” ·
“Why
Reconstruction Failed.” ·
“The
Race for the White House” |
If You Are Using the 3rd Edition Paperback or
Any Earlier Version - What You Have to Read for Each Time Period
The publisher changed the organization of the textbook
with the 4th edition. If you are using an earlier edition than the 4th
edition, use this link to find:
·
Chapter numbers
and headings for the 3rd edition and earlier editions
Specific page
numbers in the 3rd edition paperback.
Essential Background
Students fail at understanding history because they
start writing before they have read enough and even tried to figure things out.
The remaining things on this webpage cover where students have frequently
misunderstood.
Background about Reading Efficiently and
Accurately
If you want to consider a common sense reading method
provided in Good Habits for Evidence, click here..
This link also shows an example of how I label in the
margins any words I have to do
something with—including explain the content to another person. I was taught to
do this kind of marking years ago by a community college professor. Although I
marked this page very quickly, it is shows two basic principles of any
information where you have to do
something:
1) Read once, but mark the facts with labels so you
can:
- Relocate
information without rereading the whole thing
- See the
overall meaning of all the words by seeing the labels.
2) When you use
your marked text, you not only save time but also begin to understand it better
and catch your own mistakes.
Background about the Terms
Be
cautious. Use the terms provided below this link.
Backgrounds
You Can Observe in the Table
If you want this as a
printable pdf, click here.
Notice these things:
- Rows – the same traits covered for each time period, including
whether the textbook specifies or does not specify some change in that
time period
- Columns – the time periods covered for this Comparison
The Unit 1 Comparison will add columns through 1901.
