8.SS.9.B
Explain the impact of the election of African Americans from the South such as Hiram Rhodes Revels.
Grade 8 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010
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Skills
- explain (impact of the election of African Americans from the South) #dok2
- identify (African Americans from the South elected to office) #dok1
- describe (contributions of elected African Americans such as Hiram Rhodes Revels) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can identify African Americans from the South who were elected to office during Reconstruction. #dok1
- I can explain the impact of the election of African Americans from the South, such as Hiram Rhodes Revels. #dok2
- I can describe the contributions made by African Americans elected from the South during Reconstruction. #dok2
Big Ideas
- The election of African Americans from the South during Reconstruction represented significant political and social change in the United States.
- The participation of African Americans like Hiram Rhodes Revels in government changed the course of American political life after the Civil War.
Essential Questions
- Who were some African Americans elected from the South during Reconstruction?
- What were the impacts of African Americans being elected to public office after the Civil War?
- How did figures like Hiram Rhodes Revels contribute to political life during Reconstruction?
- Why was the election of African Americans from the South significant to American society?