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8^th Grade Social Studies Homework Assignments

Due Friday, NOVember 10, 2006

I. Study for your Civil War Unit Test

It is scheduled for Wednesday, November 8^th. It is the last test before Parent/Teacher Conferences. It will cover Chapter 17 in your textbook, pages 404-429. Use your returned homework to help you.

II. The Reconstruction Era – The First Steps to Reunion

REVIEW

Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.

1. What hardships did the freedmen face after the Civil War?

2. Chart Skills Why did Republicans prevent the new southern representatives from taking seats in Congress?

III. Radical Reconstruction