Working Plan

Working plan

Working question

To what extent was the reconciliation in the former Confederate States successful in achieving its objectives in the first decade after the American Civil War?

Reconstruction instead of reconciliation?

Points to discuss:

Between 1865 – 1875

Confederate states of America can be abbreviated to (ACS) after first mentioned in the essay.

Paragraph 1

Reconciliation After the war

·      What were the objectives of the reconstruction – to make sure the south doesn’t rise again? Bring the south back into the union?

·      Do different groups have different objectives?

·      What were the groups and what were their objectives?

Paragraph 2 – possibly need to break up – natural divisions – time, geopolitical

Success of reconciliation

·      How successful were they with these objectives?

·      Reconciliation of civil war harder than any other.

·      Have the wounds of the civil war been healed?

o   How long did it take?

o   What were other difficulties?

Civil war far different than any war

Nature of the war – brutality and aggression levels higher within one nation

Post reconciliation – the loser still has to be reconciled back into the mainstream

Check point 2 - Updated Log

DATE	TIME SPENT (MINS)	AVTIVITY
7/4/15	15	Blog Established Post made on initial interests
16/4/15	30	Key events post 1500 researched Research into American Civil War Research into Australian stolen generation American Civil War decided as topic
20/4/15	30	Further research into Civil War Possible sources saved Working Bibliography started Possible questions established
30/4/15	30	Research into reconciliation after the civil War Possible questions explored further Possible sources added to working bibliography
1/5/15	25	Log updated
17/5/15	20	Log updated Further research
27/5/15	15	Further research Bibliography updated
2/6/15	30	Log updated Working plan started
4/6/15	45	Further work on plan Printed sources found borrowed from Library Log updated
5/6/15	45	Log updated Bibliography updated Further Research Blog updated

Check Point 2 - Updated Bibliography

Possible Sources:

About the Civil War:

Websites

Secondary

About education, The American Civil War. http://history1800s.about.com/od/American-Civil-War/ . (Accessed 30/4/15).

McPherson, J., A brief overview of the American Civil War. http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/civil-war-overview/overview.html. (Accessed 30/4/15).

Encyclopaedia Britannica, American Civil War. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/19407/American-Civil-War. (Accessed 30/4/15).

About Reconciliation after the Civil War:

National Park Service, Reconciliation, Commemoration and Preservation. http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/reconciliation-commemoration-and-preservation.htm . (Accessed 30/4/15).

Kinder, P., Reconciliation in the Post-Civil War North: A perspective on Today. http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3077600143/reconciliation-movement.html . (Accessed 30/4/15).

Janney, C., The Civil War at 150. http://www.common-place.org/vol-14/no-02/janney/#.VUGLHWYx7fY. (Accessed 30/4/15).

Murray, J., Gettysburg Battlefield. http://pacivilwar150.com/TheWar/BattlefieldsTactics/GettysburgBattlefieldCommemorations. (Accessed 27/5/15). 

Focus on Reconstruction:

Carr, F.L., A Timeline of Reconstruction: 1865-1877. https://chnm.gmu.edu/courses/122/recon/chron.html. (Accessed 5/6/15).

Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, Reconstruction, 1865-1875. http://www.tncivilwar.org/research_resources/reconstruction. (Accessed 5/6/15).

U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, 1865 - 1877: Rebuilding the Country. https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/civilwar/html/section3.html. (Accessed 5/6/15).

Books

Sanders, V., Race Relations in the USA since 1900. Hodder & Stoughton, London. 2000.

Paterson, D., Willoughby, D., Willoughby, S., Civil Rights in the USA, 1863 - 1980. Heinemann Educational Publishers, Oxford. 2001.

(Primary Sources inside secondary)

Websites

pbs.org, Reconstruction – The Second Civil War. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/reconstruction/activism/ps_1875.html. (Accessed 5/6/15).