Key People- Unit 1: Reconstruction (Ryan Munks) by Ryan Munks

Abraham Lincoln

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Born Feb. 12 1809-Died April 15, 1865

Born in Kentucky

He promoted the passage of the 13th amendment.

He was the tallest U.S. president at 6'4.

Hiram Revels

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Born on September 27, 1827-Died on January 16, 1901

Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina

He was born with free black parents during a time of slavery.

He was the first African American member of Congress during reconstruction.

Frederick Douglass

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Born in 1818- Died February 20, 1895

Born in Talbot County, Maryland

He spoke at the dedication of the emancipation memorial in Washington D.C. in 1876.

In 1877 Douglass visited his old owner and they supposedly reconciled.

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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Born December 29, 1808- Died July 31, 1875

Born in Raleigh, North Carolina

For the Majority of his presidency he fought Congress to get the seceded states seats in the house.

He was charged with impeachment with the Senate acting as the court of trial.

Joseph H. Rainey

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Born June 21, 1832- Died August 1, 1887

Born in Georgetown, South Carolina

He presented 10 petitions for a civil rights bill to help African Americans during reconstruction.

He was the first black member of the house of representatives.

Thaddeus Stevens

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Born April 4, 1792- Died August 11, 1868

Born in Danville, Vermont

He was deserted by his father when he was a young boy.

He was the person who drafted the impeachment of Andrew Johnson.

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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Born April 27, 1822-Died July 23, 1885

Born in Point Pleasant, Ohio.

He disapproved of the work that Andrew Johnson did in office.

He was the 18th president of the United States.

Robert Smalls

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Born April 5, 1839- Died February 23, 1915

Born in Beaufort, South Carolina

He was the first black commissioned officer in the union army.

He piloted a ship to make him and the rest of his slave crew escape.

Samuel Tilden

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Born February 9, 1814- Died August 4 1886

Born in New Lebanon, New York

He left 2 million dollars to the New York Public Library.

He won the popular vote in the 1876 presidential election but lost the electoral vote.

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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Born on October 4, 1822-Died on January 17, 1893

Born in Delaware, Ohio

He ended reconstruction during is presidency with the compromise of 1877.

He was the governor of Ohio during reconstruction.

Susie King Taylor

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Born August 6, 1848- Died October 12, 1812

Born in Isle of Wright, Georgia

She served as a nurse in the Union army.

She taught at a night school for free blacks during reconstruction.

Sojourner Truth

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Born 1797- Died November 26, 1883

Born in Rifton, New York

Truth was mostly blind and nearly deaf towards the end of her life.

Truth gave speeches about equal rights and women's suffrage during reconstruction.