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One 30-minute activity
Six 45-minute activities
One 15-minute activity
The trail left by the Civil War was one of destruction and ruin. After
fighting for four years, Louisiana soldiers returned home sick at
heart. Many friends and family members had been lost in battle. Soldiers
returned to badly run down farms and plantations where cotton gins,
and sugar mills had been burned. Horses and other livestock were
gone. Steamboats were not running and railroad lines were destroyed.
Union authorities occupied Louisiana and divided its people. Life
in Louisiana would never be the same and change was inevitable. How
would the people of Louisiana react to these changes and what impact
would it have on the future policies of our state is the focus for
this lesson?
By studying how the people of Louisiana reacted to the changes that
occurred during post Civil War and the effects these changes had on
the history of the state, students will discover that events in history
have chronological relationships and patterns. Researching topics,
using online resources along with traditional textbooks, students will
determine that events in history have continuity; one event leading
to another in a domino effect. Students will combine research to create
a timeline exhibiting the chronological order of events. Quilt squares
will be constructed to symbolize each event studied and placed chronologically
to make a quilt displaying major events that occurred in Louisiana
during Reconstruction. Students will hold a round robin discussion
about alternative reactions to events during reconstruction.
Social Studies,
Louisiana History
The learner will:
• Discover that events in history have chronological relationships and patterns;
• Identify significant events that occurred during Reconstruction in Louisiana;
• Evaluate alternative courses of action to events during Reconstruction in Louisiana
Louisiana Social Studies
Content Standards
http://www.doe.state.la.us/conn/standards1.php
H-1A-M1: Describing chronological relationships and patterns;
H-1A-M2: Demonstrating historical perspective through the
political, social, and economic context in which an event or
idea occurred;
H-1A-M3: Analyzing the impact that specific individuals,
ideas, events, and decisions had on the course of history; (1,
2, 3, 4)
H-1A-M4: Analyzing historical data using primary and secondary
sources; (1, 2, 3, 4)
H-1A-M5: Identifying issues and problems from the past
and evaluating alternative courses of action;
H-1A-M6: Conducting research in efforts to answer historical
questions;
H-1B-M13: Comparing and evaluating various reconstruction
plans of the post-Civil War era;
H-1D-M3: Identifying and discussing the major conflicts
in Louisiana’s past.
• Introductory Activity: Important Notice for Immediate Release
• Activity Cards
• Louisiana: A History-Reconstruction/Cause and Effect
• Quick Tips: Making a Quilt Squares
• Round Robin Discussions: Changing the Course of History
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