Classroom Resources Study Aid: Reconstruction Amendments Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12 Thirteenth Amendment Prohibited slavery in the United States Fourteenth Amendment Defined national citizenship Reduced state representation in Congress proportional to number of disfranchised voters Denied former Confederates the...
Interactive The Dred Scott Decision and Its Bitter Legacy Government and Civics 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Interactive Wilberforce, Lincoln, and the Abolition of Slavery Government and Civics, World History 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Interactive Abraham Lincoln: A Man of His Time, A Man for All Times Government and Civics K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Interactive Alexander Hamilton: The Man Who Made Modern America Government and Civics 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Interactive Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation Government and Civics K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Interactive Lincoln, Douglas, and Their Historic Debates Government and Civics K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
Essay Voting Rights and Restrictions in Pre-Emancipation America Keri Leigh Merritt Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12 Paragraphs > Access this essay as a PDF , including key vocabulary terms and discussion questions, or read the text of the essay below. The concept of “democracy” changed throughout early American history. In...