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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: About Texas: Reconstruction Acts: 1867

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the Reconstruction Acts of 1867. Section one establishes military districts in the South.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Documenting Brown: The Fourteenth Amendment

For Students 9th - 10th
The background essay provided in this lesson plan on the later ramifications of the 14th Amendment explains the Congressional legislation of all types during Reconstruction. Click on the 'View' button to read the Amendment.
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Handout
George Mason University

Chnm: The Sea Islands: An Experiment in Land Redistribution

For Students 9th - 10th
Tells about the Special Field Order #15 and the purpose of Sherman's order to provide land for freedmen. From the Center for History and New Media.
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Primary
Other

Reconstructing the South: First Reconstruction Act, 1867

For Students 9th - 10th
The text of the first Reconstruction Act providing for the government of the former Confederate states by placing them in military districts.