Your class was introduced to the Reconstruction of the South on Wed., 10/14, and Thurs., 10/15. Please click on the YouTube link below to listen to a song written by a former Confederate Army officer after the Civil War:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkZvNadzlik
Lyrics:
Oh, I’m a good old rebel, now that’s just what I am.
And for this Yankee nation I do not give a damn.
I’m glad I fought agin’ her, I only wish we’d won,
And I ain’t asked any pardon for anything I’ve done.
I hates the Yankee nation, and everything they do;
I hates the Declaration of Independence, too.
I hates the glorious Union, ‘tis dripping with our blood;
And I hates the striped banner – I fit [fought] it all I could.
I rode with Robert E. Lee for three years nearabout,
Got wounded in four places and I starved at Point Lookout.
I cotch [caught] the rheumatism a-campin’ in the snow,
But I killed a chance of Yankees, and I’d like to kill some mo’.
Three hundred thousand Yankees is stiff in Southern dust;
We got three hundred thousand before they conquered us.
They died of Southern fever, and Southern steel and shot;
And I wish they were three million instead of what we got.
I can’t take up my musket and fight ‘em now no more,
But I ain’t gonna love ‘em, now that is certain sure.
And I don’t want no pardon for what I was and am,
And I won’t be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.
Oh, I’m a good old rebel, now that’s just what I am.
And for this Yankee nation I do not give a damn.
I’m glad I fought agin’ [against] her, I only wish we’d won,
And I ain’t asked any pardon for anything I’ve done.
•“The Good Old Rebel” was very popular among former Confederate soldiers who disliked the Reconstruction policies of the federal government.
•Many of these former rebels headed west to Texas and Mexico to avoid Reconstruction.
•This song exemplifies the resistance and anger that many Southerners felt toward the policies of Reconstruction.
•Your task in the next few days is to determine why Reconstruction was so opposed in the South.
Questions
•What were three words or phrases that showed the attitude of the rebels in “The Good Old Rebel?”
•Identify three items that the song seems to dislike.
•Identify any events that seem to be significant to the song’s narrator.
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ReplyDelete1. Three phrases that I think showed the attitude of the rebels are "I aint askin' for pardon for anything I've done." "I hates the Yankee nation and everything they do." "They died of Southern fever, and Southern steel and shot; And I wish they were three million instead of what we got."
ReplyDelete2. The three items that the song seems to dislike is:
-Yankees nation
-Declaration of Independence
-American flag
3. Two events that are significant to the song's narrator is the Civil War and the Reconstruction of the South.
1: Three Phrases that showed the attitude of the rebels:
ReplyDelete-"And for this Yankee nation I do not give a damn. "
-"I hates the Yankee nation, and everything they do;"
-"But I killed a chance of Yankees, and I’d like to kill some mo’. "
2: The Three Items the song seems to dislike:
-The North and what they stand for
-The Declaration of Independence
-The Union Flag
3: Some events that are significant to the narrator are the fact that he was fighting in the Civil War and the time he spent with Robert E. Lee.
3 words to describe the song is they are angry, not satisified with peace, and dissappointed they didnt win.
ReplyDeletethe song seems to say it hates the yankee nation, and the declaration of independence, and the striped banner.
he starved at point lookout, rode with robert e. lee for three years, killed some yankees in the snow.
1. three words that describe the song:
ReplyDelete- "...I do not give a damn."
- "I can’t take up my musket and fight ‘em now no more, but I ain’t gonna love ‘em, now that is certain sure."
- "I’m glad I fought agin’ [against] her, I only wish we’d won,.."
2. three items the song dislikes:
- The yankee nation
- The declaration
- The union.
3. Some significant events to the narrator:
- Fighting against the yankees
- Reconstruction.
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ReplyDelete1. The three words/phrases that showed the attitude of the rebels included:
*"And for this Yankee nation I do not give a damn"
*"And I ain’t asked any pardon for anything I’ve done."
* "And I won’t be reconstructed and I do not give a damn."
2.3 Items of hate:
* The Yankee nation
*The Declaration of Independence
*The striped banner
3. Significant Events:
* Reconstruction of the South
*Killing Yankees
* His time he spent with Robert E. Lee
.three words that describe the song:
ReplyDelete" i dont give a damn"
"and i ain't asked any pardon for anything i've done"
"They died of Southern fever, and Southern steel and shot
2.items of hate :
The North and what they stand for
-The Declaration of Independence
-The Union Flag
3.sinificant events:
Reconstruction of the South
Killing Yankees
1 Three Phrases that showed the attitude of the rebels:
ReplyDelete-And for this Yankee nation I do not give a damn.
-I hates the Yankee nation, and everything they do
-But I killed a chance of Yankees, and I’d like to kill some mo’
2.items of hate :
The North and what they stand for
-The Declaration of Independence
-The Union Flag
3. Some significant events to the narrator:
- Fighting against the yankees
- Reconstruction
1.Three Phrases:
ReplyDelete-I hates the Yankee nation, and everything they do
-But I killed a chance of Yankees, and I’d like to kill some mo’
-And I won’t be reconstructed and I do not give a damn
2.Three things they don't like:
-The Yankees
-The Declaration of Independence
-The striped banner
3.Significant events:
-The Reconstruction
-The Civil War
-Starved at Point Lookout
1. Three phrases:
ReplyDelete-...I do not give a damn.
-I hates the Yankee nation, and everything they do.
-And I ain’t asked any pardon for anything I’ve done.
2. Three things they dislike:
-The Yankees.
-The Declaration of Independance.
-The Union flag.
3. Significant events:
-Reconstruction.
-Time with Robert E. Lee.
-Shot and starved at Point Lookout.
1.) This song seems to dislike the Yankees, The Declaration is Independence and The Glorious Union.
ReplyDelete2.)Three words or phrases to describe the song are:
-And for this Yankee nation I do not give a damn
-And I hates the striped banner – I fit [fought] it all I could
-But I killed a chance of Yankees, and I’d like to kill some mo’
3.)The events that seem to be significant to the song’s narrator is The Civil War and Reconstruction policies
-Renard Thomas
1.) Three phrases:
ReplyDelete- Malice
- Vengeance
- Dissatisfaction
2.) Three things that seem to be strongly hated in this song:
- The Declaration of Independence
- The Yankee nation
- The striped banner
3.) Significant events to the narrator:
- When he rode with Robert E. Lee
- His lookout job of which he had to camp in snow while starving
- The copious amount of Yankees that died at the hand of either the Southerners, or the Southern fever
Three phrases:
ReplyDelete-And for this Yankee nation I don't give a damn.
-I hates the Yankees nation and everything they do.
-And i ain't asked any pardon for anything I've done.
Three things they don't like:
-The Declaration of Independence
-The Yankees
-The stripped banner
Significant events:
-The Reconstruction
-Shot and starved at Point Lookout
-The Civil War
1.''I ain't asked perdon for anything I've done.'' ''... I killed a chance of Yankees, and I'd like to kill some mo'' and ''Iam glad I fought agin her, I only wish we'd won.''
ReplyDelete2.They hate the Yankee Nation,the Declaration of Independence and the striped banner.
3.Starving at Point lookout and rideing with Robert E. Lee is important to him.
I hate the Yankee nation
ReplyDeleteFor the Yankee nation I don't give a damn
I'd like to kill the yankees
Yankees
reconstruction
american flag
Rode with Robert E.Lee
got wounded in four place
nearly starved
Attitude - "Good ole rebel"
ReplyDeleteDislikes - Yankees, Union, The Declaration
Events - Fought the yankees, chilled with robert, got shot all over, and nearly starved at point lookout.
1. 3 wordes that showed the attuitude of the rebles would be fighting, angry, and hates yankees.
ReplyDelete2. 3 things the song seems to dislike are the yankee nation, the declartion and the stripped banner.
3. didnt give a damn about the yankee nation. rode with Robert E. Lee and wounded in four places and straved at Point Lookout.
1- the words i think show the attitude of the rebels in this song is hate, anger, and revengeful
ReplyDelete2-the song writer hates the union, the declaration of independence, and the striped american flag
3-losing the civil war, so many rebels dead, and doesnt want to reconstruct.
Adrian:
ReplyDelete1) The three phrases
And for this Yankee nation I do not give a damn.
I hates the Yankee nation, and everything they do
But I killed a chance of Yankees, and I’d like to kill some mo’.
2) The Three Items the song dislikes
a) The Declaration of Independence
b) The Union Flag
c) The North and what they stand for
3: Some events that are significant to the narrator:
a) he was fighting in the Civil War
b) time he spent with Robert E. Lee.
1. The three phrases that showed attitued to me were,
ReplyDelete-"And for this Yankee nation I do not give a damn."
-"I hates the Yankee nation, and everything they do"
-And for this Yankee nation I do not give a damn.
2.Three things this song seems to dislike is,
-The Yankee Nation
-Reconstruction
-Decleration of Independence
3.Two things that seem to be very significant to the songs author would have to be the civil war and the reconstruction.
1. Some words that show the attitude of the rebels in "The Good Old Rebels" is anger, hatred and pride.
ReplyDelete2.Three things this song seems to dislike:
1. Yankee Nation
2. The declaration of independence
3. The striped banner
3. Two things that seem to be very significant to the songs author would have to be the reconstruction and the civil war.