Key People- Unit 1: Reconstruction (Salma Marjahan) by Salma Marjahan

Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln was born February 12th 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky.

He died April 15th 1865.

He helped pass the 13th Amendment

He is the tallest president at 6'4

Hiram Revels

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Hiram Revels was born September 7th 1827, in Fayetteville North Carolina and died on January 16th, 1901.

He established a school for African Americans.

He used to be a minster.

Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass was born around 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland and died February 20th 1895.

He advocated For African Americans rights.

When he was free he visited his owner.

Requirements

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For each key person, press the 'edit' button and add:

A picture of them (use the orange image search button)
Birth Year to Death Year
State and Hometown
1 thing they are most famous for doing during Reconstruction
1 additional interesting fact about them

Andrew Johnson

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Andrew Johnson was born December 29th, 1808 in Raleigh, North Carolina and died on July 31st 1875.

He set in motion for a constitutional convention that abolished slavery in Tennessee.

A fact is that he used to own a tailor shop.

Joseph H. Rainey

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Joseph H. Rainey was born June 21, 1832 in Georgetown, South Carolina and died on August 1st 1887.

He used federal troops to protect black voters from the Ku Klux Klan.

He was drafted to serve passengers on a Confederate ship but he escaped.

Thaddeus Stevens

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Thaddeus Stevens was born on April 04, 1792 in Danville, Vermont and died on August 11, 1868.

He was guiding the legislation of the 14th Amendment.

He was born with a deformity of the feet

How Do I Research?

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Use the Lisha Kill library databases to complete your research. Click the link here to access it.

The password for most databases is: books

Ulysses S. Grant

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Ulysses S. Grant was born April 27th, 1822 in point pleasant, Ohio and died on July 23rd, 1885.

Grant supported the rights of African Americans.

Grant and his men fought in the Battle of Shiloh, which was the bloodiest war.

Robert Smalls

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Robert smalls was born on April 05, 1839 in Beaufort, South Carolina and died on February 23rd 1915.

He fought for black peoples rights.

He used to be a slave.

Samuel Tilden

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Samuel Tilden was born on February 09, 1814 in New Lebanon, New York and died on August 04, 1886.

He was involved in the "corrupt bargain"

He never has a relationship with a women.

How Do I Submit in Google Classroom When I'm Done?

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Open the share settings by clicking the arrow on the right hand side.
Under "Collaborators", you'll see "Link Privacy". Click the drop down and select "Public".
Under "Links", click "Copy link to clipboard".
Paste the link into the assignment in Google Classroom and turn in.

Rutherford B. Hayes

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Rutherford B. Hayes was born October 4th 1822 in Delaware, Ohio. He died on 1893 January 17th. He promised protection to the African Americans. Hayes fought in the American Civil War.

Susie King Taylor

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Susie King Taylor was born August 06, 1848 in Isle of Wight, Georgia and died on October 12th 1912.

Susie taught black soldiers and aided in the war.

Susie and her uncle escaped to the Union Army in Georgia

Sojourner Truth

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Sojourner Truth was born around 1797 in Rifton, New York and died November 26, 1883.

During Reconstruction she helped gather black soldiers for the Union side.

Her first language was Dutch.