Reconstruction Amendments, Thaddeus Stevens Speech, and Report of the Joint Committee

Order Description write 2-3 pages in total, devoting about one page, or 2-3 paragraphs, to each individual article or document. Summarize the readings for this and only this Documents: Reconstruction Amendments, Thaddeus Stevens Speech, and Report of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction Articles: Eric Foner, “If Lincoln Hadn’t Died” Please see the Instruction page in the files attachment. Summary should be written as an essay (and address the following questions: 1. What is the purpose or argument of each reading? 2. How does the author make his/her argument? Provide examples from the text. 3. Who is the author, and who is the document or reading’s intended audience? 4. Is this a primary or secondary source? 5. If this is a primary source, explain the context of the document, as you understand it from the content of the text. What does the author say that relates to what you have learned in this course? 6. If this is a secondary source, what kind of context does it bring to other documents, and to you understanding of US history? 7. How do the documents relate to each other?