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Reconstructing SocietyUnit 3- Reconstruction
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I. Ulysses S. Grant becomes 18th President in 1868A. Ran as a Republican, voted for by
most blacksB. 15th Amendment passed under
GrantVoting rights for all citizens
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II. Conditions in the Postwar SouthA. Public Works Programs (under
Republicans)Rebuilt destroyed buildings, railroads,
bridges, roads and farms- built schools and orphanages
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B. Scalawags- White Southerners who joined the Republican PartySome supported Reconstruction, some
just wanted powerC. Carpetbaggers- Northerners who
moved to the South during ReconstructionSome helped former slaves (teachers,
ministers), some were con men
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III. Southern economy- few blacks had money for landA. “40 acres and a mule”- Promised
by General Sherman to all slaves that followed his army
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1. 40,000 free slaves settled in FL and GA, evicted by President Johnson
2. 1866- Southern Homestead Act- set aside 44 million acres of land for free blacksSwampland, unsuitable for farming