Key People- Unit 1: Reconstruction (Aishani Roopnarine) by Aishani Roopnarine

Abraham Lincoln

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Born: February 12 ,1809 Kentucky

died :April 15 , 1865 Washington

He helped pass the 13th amendment

Fun Fact : He is the tallest president

Hiram Revels

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Born : September 27 1827 Cumberland County NC

Died : January 16 1901 Aberdeen MS

he became the first African -American senator in 1870

Fun Fact: Revels attended Knox College in Illinois and later served as minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Frederick Douglass

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Born : February 1818

Died : February 1895

He made an autobiography and after that he became well known for

Fun Fact : He became the most photographed american

Fun Fact:

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 Raleigh NC

Died: July 31 1875 Elizabethon TN

He was a public figure during the civil war

Fun Fact: He wasn't president he was vice president

Joseph H. Rainey

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Born : June 21 , 1832 Georgetown SC

Died : August 1 1887

He was the first African American to become a part of the house of representatives from South Carolina

Fun Fact: before being sworn in the house of representatives he was a barber

Thaddeus Stevens

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Born: April 4 1792 Danville Vermont

Died: august 11 1868 Washington D.C

Thaddeus was apart of the house of representatives in Pennsylvania

Fun Fact : He was one of the leaders of the radical 'republicans

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 point pleasant OH

Died: July 23, 1885 Mount Mcgregor NY

When he became president New York gave him $100,000

Fun Fact He was a leader in the army

Robert Smalls

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Born : April 5 ,1839 Beaufort , SC

Died : February 23 ,1915

commandeered a Confederate ship and delivered its 16 black men, women and children passengers from slavery to freedom

Fun Fact : He served as a pilot in the union Navy

Samuel Tilden

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Born : February 9 1814 New Lebanon NY

Died: August 4 1886 Yonkers NY

Samuel severed as the 25th governor of New York

Fun Fact: While being a governor he was also a lawyer

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 Delaware OH

Died : January 17 1893 Fremont OH

Rutherford b Hayes served as a Cincinnati solider from 1858-1861

Fun Fact : He was the first president with a telephone

Susie King Taylor

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Born : August 6 1848, Liberty county GA

Died : October 6 1912, Boston MA

Susie became the first and only African American woman to publish and account of her experiences in the civil war

Fun Fact: she became the first black teacher to openly educate African - Americans at the age of 14

Sojourner Truth

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Born : there is no specific date

Died : November 26 1863 , Battle Creek Michigan

Sojourner is most famous for her speech " Ain't I a woman "?

Fun Fact : Shes was the first woman to win in lawsuit