In this lesson, students learn about the first chapter of Reconstruction- Presidential Reconstruction. It covers the Freedmen's Bureau, "40 acres and a mule," Black Codes, and sharecropping.

1) Interactive, Follow-Along Notesheet
2) Quick Quiz
3) Extension Activity
After the video and optional quiz, students analyze two primary source Black Codes, to determine if African Americans in the South were actually free.
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