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To What Extent was Reconstruction a Revolution? (Part 2)

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Begin this activity after completing To What Extent was Reconstruction a Revolution? (Part 1).

In this activity, you will look closely at one more document which may shed more light on the guiding question “To what extent was Reconstruction a Revolution?”

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Compare the date of this document to the date of the constitutional amendment it was created to enforce.

  • How many years elapsed before an effective enforcement law was passed?
  • Why do you think it took so long?
  • Was this part of the same revolution as Reconstruction? Or is it part of a new revolution?
  • Was there a revolution?
  • Does this document change your answer to the guiding question? Why or why not?
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