Reconstruction and Expansion

State Standards 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4

ReconstructionCivil War is over!How do deal with the

South after the Civil War?Radical Republicans

Hard on the South Slow readmission to the

Union and Maintain Troops in the South

President Andrew Johnson Wants to continue what

President Lincoln started Policy of generosity towards

the South

Reconstruction.President Andrew

JohnsonJohnson wanted to

ignore Congress and not punish the South

Articles of impeachment are voted on Impeached by the South Senate fails to convict

him Results in him not being

impeached

Reconstruction..1877

Northern troops are removed from the SouthLocal Southern governments take over

Enact laws which segregated blacks and whites and kept African Americans from becoming involved in society

GO WEST!

RockyMountains

Great Plains

GO WEST!.Reasons to GO WEST

1. Mining Gold, Silver, Mining Towns

Wild West

2. Cattle Kingdom Open Range

Barbed Wire Makes it easier for settlers to contain their cattle

3. Farming on the Plains Homestead Act

Each adult head of household given land if he or she lived on and developed that land for five years Convinced people to settle the West

Agriculture and Ranching Post Civil War

COTTON , TOBACCO, RICE– SOUTHEASTCATTLE- WESTCORN & WHEAT- MIDWEST

Transcontinental RailroadRailroad

People began moving West by way of the railroad

As more railroads were built their became more need for mining coal This is because coal

powered the steam engine

Boom Towns Railroad is KING

Transcontinental Railroad.1862

Pacific Railway Act Railroads given federal

lands to sell if they build railroad Land could be sold for a

profit to settlers Central Pacific Railroad

Company Starts in Sacramento,

California Union Pacific Railroad

Company Starts in Omaha,

Nebraska

Building the RailroadCentral Pacific

RailroadUsed Chinese

Immigrants to build their part

Worked harder and for less than Americans

Building the Railroad.Union Pacific

RailroadUsed many veterans

of the Civil War to build their part

Company involved in many scandals (Credit Mobilier)

AMC’s show Hell On Wheels

Transcontinental Railroad.Promontory, Utah

May 10, 1869Transcontinental

Railroad completed Allows goods, cattle,

and farm products to crisscross the country

Railroads develop quickly, 11 Years later