Era 5: Civil war and reconstruction (1850-1877)
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Era 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)
Era 2: Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)
Era 3: Revolution and New Nation (1754-1820s)
Era 4: Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)
Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
Era 6: The Development of the Industrial United States (1870-1900)
Era 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Era 8: The Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
Era 5: Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)
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Era Five One-page Guide (PDF) (This is a one page document for teachers to reference when creating their lesson plans. By checking the standards that apply, teachers can show how their lessons meet district, state, and national curriculum Standards.)
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Era Five Summary (PDF)
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Era Five: Standard Guide (PDF)
Pinterest Board for this Era
![]() Title: Reconstruction / eng. by J.L. Giles, N.Y. ; printed by F[rancis] Ratellier, 171 Broadway, N.Y. Creator(s): Giles, J. L. (John Lawrence), lithographer Date Created/Published: [New York : s.n.], c1867. |
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Presentations
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America Through the Looking Glass by Professor Elliott West (notes taken during presentation)
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Cowboys and Entrepreneurs by Professor Elliott West (notes taken during presentation)
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Freedom and Identity in the American West by Professor Elliott West (notes taken during presentation)
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Chief Joseph and the Trials of Native America by Professor Elliott West (presentation notes)
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The Greater Reconstruction by Prof. Elliott West (presentation notes)
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Wired to the World by Prof. Elliott West (PDF of Powerpoint) (presentation notes)
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Derek Strahn and Dale Martin Bozeman Packet
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Derek Strahn Reconstruction and Bozeman, MT
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Thomas Nast, Thanksgiving Dinner
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Dale Martin The Civil War, Reconstruction, Montana, and Bozeman
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Walter Fleming Reservations and Reconstruction
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The Civil War in Photography by Dr. Frank Goodyear
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Indians in American Visual Culture by Dr. Frank Goodyear
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Photography and Reconstruction in the West by Dr. Frank Goodyear
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The Republican Economic Program by Robert Rydell, Jim Bruggeman, and Danice Toyias (Video) (Handout)
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Bonehunters and Tickpickers: Science on the Great Plains by Prof. Elliott West
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The West in the Civil War by Prof. Elliott West
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American Indians During the Civil War by Prof. Walter Fleming
Curriculum
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Thomas Nast and Reconstruction: Seriously Considered Through the Funnies (Primary Source-Based Lesson), by Bill Stoddart and Derek Strahn, Bozeman High School
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Chris Sink and Beth Boland Teaching With Historic Places: The Battle of Honey Ridge
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Danice Rolleri and Chris Sink: John Gast American Progress (Powerpoint) Gast Handout (PDF) John Gast Painting Analysis Activity PDF Word
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Michael Brody Concept Mapping
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Beth Merrick: Exhibit Design
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In the Valley of the Shadow: The Differences Slavery Made by Jim Bruggeman
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Reconstruction Report Card by Christine Sink
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The Freedman’s Bureau by Christine Sink
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Era 5 Instructional Plan Support: Biographies and Documents by Danice Toyias
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Jim Percoco on Joseph Pierce: Association to Commemorate the Chinese Serving in the American Civil War Lecture Presentation by Irving Moy on Joseph Pierce
Resources on the Web
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The Dakota Conflict Trials of 1862: from the University of Missouri-Kansas School of Law
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Mathew Brady Portraits: The National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian
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Letters Home from an Iowa Soldier in the American Civil War: These letters are part of a collection written by Newton Robert Scott, Private, Company A, of the 36th Infantry, Iowa Volunteers. Most of the letters were written to Scott's neighborhood friend Hannah Cone, in their home town of Albia, Monroe County, Iowa, over the three year period that he served as Company A's clerk.
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Speech given by Frederick Douglass on July 5, 1852; Douglass (4th of July): Psalm 137:1 on Page 2
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Civil War Treasures from the New York Historical Society (Images)
Links and Resources
Library of Congress American Memory Collection Civil War Maps
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