Wednesday, November 5, 2014

High School American History Course Reflections: The Elections of 1864-1876

Compare and Contrast Selected Events of the Civil War & Reconstruction Era of U.S. History
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Reflections of Selected Events
War is Marching Our Way: Merry Christmas President Lincoln! - Fayetteville Observer: Sherman's March
A very interesting blog and written reminder of the significance of General Sherman's March.




What have you learned about the voting trends from the election of 1860- 1876

Which political party did most southern voters of African descent identify by the time the passing of the 15th Amendment enabled more voting for Black men in the South?
Why?
What about White southerners? 
Has party affiliations changed over the past 140 years in American national and regional politics? 

If so, Why?
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VIEW THE SHORT VIDEO with rendition of period election songs

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 Analyses of the 2014 Midterm election

What seems different about the Republican and Democratic Parties of 1864 and 2014?

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Let's Go back to the Election of 1876  and the Compromise of 1877

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What makes this perspective different or similar to the previous post?
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Another perspective of the Compromise of 1877

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The Compromise of 1877 explained: what do you think?


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