Historical Sources on Reconstruction by Chet’la Sebree and Adriane Ruggiero

Historical Sources on Reconstruction by Chet’la Sebree and Adriane Ruggiero

Author:Chet’la Sebree and Adriane Ruggiero
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-05-29T00:00:00+00:00


CONSIDER THIS

1. What words convey Stevens’s feelings about the former Confederates?

2. Do you think the freedmen were entitled to the land of former plantation owners?

KEY TERMS AND CONCEPTS

From Thaddeus Stevens’s speech: condign Appropriate or fitting.

expatriate To remove from the country. In nineteenth-century America, some advocated for expatriating former slaves by transporting them to Africa.

municipal Relating to cities or towns.

reform To change.

subdued Overpowered or brought under control.

toil Hard manual labor.



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