Chapter 17Chapter 17Reconstruction and Reconstruction and

its Aftermathits Aftermath

Pages 500-520Pages 500-520

Reconstruction PlansReconstruction Planspgs. 500-503pgs. 500-503

John Wilkes BoothJohn Wilkes Booth

Congress establishes Congress establishes Freedman’s Bureau Freedman’s Bureau to help African-to help African-Americans transition Americans transition into into freedomfreedom

LincolnLincoln assassinated assassinated by John Wilkes Boothby John Wilkes Booth

Andrew Andrew JohnsonJohnson becomes Presidentbecomes President

January 1865 – 13January 1865 – 13thth amendment passed amendment passed freeingfreeing all slaves all slaves

Confederate states Confederate states rejoin the rejoin the UnionUnion

Radicals in ControlRadicals in Controlpgs. 504-508pgs. 504-508

First African-American First African-American VoteVote

1865/1866 southern 1865/1866 southern states pass states pass Black Black Codes Codes (laws aimed at (laws aimed at controlling freed controlling freed slaves)slaves)

1414thth Amendment – Amendment – granted granted citizenshipcitizenship to to all people born in the all people born in the U.S. (June 1866)U.S. (June 1866)

15th Amendment – 15th Amendment – granted all “granted all “menmen” the ” the right to vote (February right to vote (February 1869)1869)

Reconstruction Act of Reconstruction Act of 1867- put southern 1867- put southern states under states under militarymilitary command until new command until new governments could be governments could be formedformed

The South during The South during ReconstructionReconstructionpgs. 509-512pgs. 509-512

Non-slaveholding Non-slaveholding farmers in the south farmers in the south who were opposed to who were opposed to secession were called secession were called scalawagsscalawags (scoundrel (scoundrel or worthless rascal)or worthless rascal)

ViolenceViolence toward toward African Americans African Americans increased – first see increased – first see the Ku Klux Klan in the Ku Klux Klan in 18661866

Governments began Governments began creating integrated creating integrated schoolsschools..

Changes in the SouthChanges in the Southpgs. 513-520pgs. 513-520

Segregation being Segregation being practiced (practiced (Jim Jim Crowe LawsCrowe Laws))

VotingVoting Restrictions Restrictions in the Southin the South– Poll taxesPoll taxes – fee to – fee to

be paid before one be paid before one could votecould vote

– Literacy testsLiteracy tests – – voters had to read voters had to read difficult parts of the difficult parts of the ConstitutionConstitution

– Grandfather Grandfather clauseclause-- if father or if father or grandfather voted grandfather voted so could youso could you

Summary TaskSummary Task

List 4 negative effects of List 4 negative effects of Reconstruction in the South:Reconstruction in the South:1.1.

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