Reconstruction Convention Simulation

In this simulation you will either play the part of a delegate to the convention which is supposed to decide the fate of the South after the Civil War or you will play the part of a moderator of the convention. We will have 16 delegates (block 1 and 2) 18 delegates (block 3) and 2 moderators.

You must use the following site:

http://education.harpweek.com/thereconstructionconvention/Introduction/ReconConvIntro.htm

Moderators – the convention will decide the following five questions:

1) Part a) Under what conditions should the South be allowed back into the Union?

Part b) Who in the former Confederate States of America should be pardoned?

2) What political, economic and social rights should Free Blacks and Freedmen acquire?

3) Who should control the process of Reconstruction—Congress or the President?

4) Should Reconstruction be implemented on a national or state level?

Delegates

The following delegates are at the convention:

http://education.harpweek.com/TheReconstructionConvention/TheCastOfCharacters/CastOfCharacters.htm

Herman Archer

Robert Black

Jane Charles

Doug David

Maria Easton

Fred Fox

Bill George

Chris Hand

Hal Ickes

Tom Jeff

Alan Kinkaid

Larry Lee

Mark Max

Netty Nutt

Vic Olden

Greg Pride

Henry Alderbrook (his profile looks very similar to Herman Archer)

Racine Brookstone (see Robert Black)

Justine Cranston (see Jane Charles)

Drake Duggen (see Doug David)

Maureen Eagleston (see Maria Easton)

Franklin Fields (see Fred Fox)

Brandon Garrison (see Bill George)

Cooper Hainsworth (see Chris Hand)

Harold Illingsworth(see Hal Ickes)

Trent Jakerton (see Tom Jeff)

Delegates Must:

1) Make a Name Tag for the convention on Monday.

2) Research your views on of the issues at hand and then write a 500-800 word essay explaining those views. (At the bottom, I would include the brief description that the website provides to help with your testimony.)

3) Come up with a proposed answer to at least one of the questions that will be before the convention. (Those of you who are sharing a profile must consider different questions.)

4) You will then participate in the debate about those issues during the Convention on Monday. You must speak about at least two of the four issues, but the more the better.

Moderators Must:

1) Make a program for the convention – this should include the various issues, in what order they will be considered, ground rules for how it will be run (namely how and when people will be able to speak).

2) Run the convention – making sure there is order and logic to the comments and that the debate / discussion runs smoothly.

3) Keep track of who has spoken and how many times.

4) Entertain proposals on each issue as put forth by delegates.

5) Call for and tally the voting on each issue.

6) Write up the results to distribute to the class in terms of what was decided on each issue.