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InstitutionChivalryPatriotismIndignitiesOutragesRelieveOppressedSuccorOpposedCastesuperior

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OBJECTIVES:1. STIUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THE 3

METHODS OF RECONSTRUCTION

2. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO DEFINE

RECONSTRUCTION3. STUDENTS WILL HAVE A

GRASP OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT.

Reconstruction in America

What is Reconstruction

The rebuilding of the nation after warWhy might this be tough for the North to

complete reconstruction?

Take notes on the following slides. You will need to copy the text in red.

The Civil War ended April 9, 1865.

3 Plans of ReconstructionLincoln’s Plan Congressional

ReconstructionJohnson’s Plan

Amnesty to all but a few who swore an oath of loyalty to the US and accepted abolition of slavery

Passed 14th and 15th Amendments

Amnesty for those taking oath of Loyalty to the US except high ranked confederates and those who had over $20000

10 % of 1860 voters took the oath could reform state legislature

Military Reconstruction Zone 5 military districts

Those excluded few could apply for a pardon

All government or military officials who left office to support the South were not granted Amnesty

New states guaranteeing voting rights

Required states to ratify the 13th Amendment to abolish slavery

Military rule protecting black voting rights

Empowering African Americans in government and supporting their education

Which plan helped African Americans the most?

Which plan was the nicest to

former Southern Leaders?

Lincoln and the Radical Republicans

December 1963 Lincoln started his moderate plan Why did he choose this method? Wanted to reconcile with the south not punish them

Lincoln pardoned all Southerners taking an oath of Loyalty

Radical Republicans

Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner petitioned for it be much tougher Why?

Wanted to ensure Republican Dominance and to secure Black rights in the South.

Thaddeus Stevens

US Representative for PennsylvaniaLeader of the Radical RepublicansAgainst Slavery and Discrimination

Charles Sumner

Senator from MassachusettsLeader of Radical RepublicansWas nearly killed by South Carolina

Representative Preston Brooks

The Wade-Davis Bill

Required a majority of White Males to take oath of loyalty

State held convention to elect representatives Iron clad oath of not participating or helping

the confederacy was requiredBe willing to hold back the former southern

leaders and soldiers from ever voting.What is a pocket veto?

Lincoln Vetoed it!

Why?

What is the Freedman’s Bureau? Bureau of Refugees, Freedman, and Abandoned lands Job was to feed and clothe war refugees in the South Helped find former slaves jobs working on plantations

and working up a lobar contract The Freedmen’s Bureau established schools in the

South. Why was it necessary to establish schools?

13th Amendment

13th Amendment made slavery illegal forever in the United States.

Just six days after the war ended, on April 15, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while watching a play.

Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a Southerner who was angry at Lincoln.

Vice-President Andrew Johnson became president

Black Codes

The Black Codes were laws passed by Southern states that limited the new-found freedom of African Americans.

Black Codes forced African Americans to work on farms or as servants. They also prevented African Americans from owning guns, holding public meetings, or renting property in cities.

One law said former slaves had to pay a tax to vote. It was called a poll tax.

Another law was passed that said a person could only vote if their grandfather had voted. These laws were called the Grandfather Clause.

Radical Republicans

The Black Codes angered many Republicans in Congress who felt the South was returning to its old ways.

The Radical Republicans wanted the South to change more before they could be readmitted to the Union.

They were angry at President Johnson for letting the South off so easy.

The 14th Amendment

14th Amendment guaranteed citizenship to all people born or naturalized within the U.S. except for the Indians.

It said that state governments could not “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”

Congress impeached Johnson.

WHY?