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Words in the reading (these are the possible vocab words)
FreedmenAssemblingDeemedVagrantsConvictionFinedExceedingCreaseDiscretionViolationtolerates
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?
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.”