Key People- Unit 1: Reconstruction (Nico Garland) by Nico Garland

Abraham Lincoln

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Born February 12, 1809 died April 15, 1865

Hometown was Kentucky

He began the passage way of the 13th amendment

He was the tallest president at 6,4

Hiram Revels

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Born September 27 1827 Death January 16, 1901

Hometown Fayettuvlle, North Carolina

He Helped for rights for Black Americans

First African American to become a U.S. senate

Frederick Douglass

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Born February, 1818 his real date wasn't recorded but his birth was estimated to be February 14th, 1818 and his death was February 20, 1895.

Hometown Talbot county, Maryland

He fought for passage for the 15th amendment

He escaped slavery and then became a famous speaker

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 death July 31, 1875

Hometown Raleigh, North Carolina

He made a policy that required southern states to Abolish slavery and nullify their secession

buried in greenville

Joseph H. Rainey

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Born June 21, 1832 death February 23, 1915

Hometown Georgetown, South Carolina

He supported the laws to stop the kkk's violence

First African American to be elected into the U.S. house of representatives.

Thaddeus Stevens

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Born April 4, 1792 died august 11, 1868

Hometown Danville, Vermont

He helped make the 14th amendment

Way before the civil war he was against slavery

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 death July 23, 1885

hometown Ohio

Grant disagreed with Johnson and tried to get him impeached

He when to the pyramids in the world around trip after his presidency

Robert Smalls

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Born April 5, 1829 death February 23, 1915

Hometown Beaufort, South Carolina

He helped Create the first free public school system in South Carolina

He escaped from slavery by taking a Confederate ship and sailed to safety

Samuel Tilden

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Born February 9, 1814 died august 4, 1886

Hometown new Lebanon , New York

He served as the Democratic party chairman of New York state from 1865 to 1875

He was governor of New York from 1875 to 1876

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 October 4, 1822 death January 17, 1893

hometown Delaware, Ohio

He withdrawn federal troops from the south

He was the first to use a telephone in the white house

Susie King Taylor

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Born august 6, 1848 died October 6, 1912

Hometown Liberty county, Georgia

she helped previously enslaved people learn how to read and write

First black army nurse

Sojourner Truth

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Born sometime in 1797 her birthday was not recorded Died on November 26, 1883

Hometown ulster county, New York

She was a activists for women's rights

She was the first black woman to challenged a white man in court and win