Reconstruction Period PowerPoint and Notes

Teaching reconstruction after the civil war will be easy using this reconstruction PowerPoint and guided notes set. Students will follow along with guided notes that allow them to focus on the instruction. Your students will be able to learn about the reconstruction after the civil war, and have detailed notes to refer to later while studying for their tests!

I align all of my PowerPoints to the standards, and it allows you to have room to share your own thoughts on each topic as well. This PowerPoint will help you cut down on planning and move through the content with ease.

Resource Includes:

4 Pages of guided notes

17 Slides

Google Slides Version

Topics included in the Reconstruction After the Civil War PowerPoint:

⭐ Reconstruction Plans

⭐ Abraham Lincoln

⭐ Compromise of 1877

⭐ Consequences of the war

⭐ Andrew Johnson

⭐ Freedman's Bureau

Standards aligned:

• 4.37 Describe the physical, social, political, and economic consequences of the Civil War on the southern U.S after the surrender at Appomattox Court House.
• 4.38 Describe the impact President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination had on the nation.
• 4.39 Identify the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments as efforts to help former slaves begin a new life.
• 4.40 Compare and contrast the Reconstruction plans of President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Johnson, and Congress.
• 4.41 Examine the significance of the Compromise of 1877 on the U.S.