This document discusses the challenges of rebuilding after the Civil War, including the immense financial costs to the South. It estimates that 40% of livestock and 50% of farm machinery was destroyed, resulting in a 60% drop in property wealth across the South. It asks how a nation remakes itself after such destructive conflict and what the biggest problem was that needed addressing during Reconstruction. Students are assigned reading on early Reconstruction plans and challenges.

1. U.S. History Bell Ringer Can you thing of an example in your life of something (e.g. an object, a place, a relationship) that was severely damaged and had to be rebuilt? Describe the challenges of the rebuilding process.

8. Financial Cost of the Civil War in South Livestock killed - 40% Farm machinery destroyed- 50% Drop in property wealth- 60%

12. Central Unit Question After a destructive civil war that destroys many of a nation’s institutions, how does a nation re-make itself into a new society?

13. Course Themes How do we know? Why do we change? How do we govern ourselves? What does it mean to be an American? How do we live?

14. Closing Question Please respond in your journal to the following closing question:At the end of the Civil War, what do you think was the biggest problem that needed to be addressed in Reconstruction?

15. Homework Reading due for tomorrow: Section 1 Plans for Reconstruction, pages 402-409 Reading Focus- Create a chart that identifies examples of problems and solutions that were proposed or implemented to address them.

16. Reading pages 402-409

17. References Slide 2- http://www.alincolnlearning.us/Timeline2.html Slide 3- http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cwpb/02700/02703r.jpg Slide 4- http://componentsofenthusiasm.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/the-ruins-of-war/ Slid 5- http://www.civilwar-pictures.com/g/trains-railroads/locomotive_ruin2 Slide 6- http://history-world.org/Civil%20War%20Photos.htm Slide 7- http://www.corbisimages.com/Enlargement/IH080277.html Slide 9- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-3347 Slide 10- http://memory.loc.gov/service/pnp/cwpb/01000/01005r.jpg