Quotes With malice toward none with charity for

Quotes With malice toward none, with charity for all…let us bind up the nation’s wounds. . and achieve a just and lasting peace. Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address “We hold it to be the duty of the government to inflict punishment on the rebels… The whole fabric of southern society must be changed. Thaddeus Stevens, “Radical Republican” leader of Congress

Reconstruction The southern states were left embittered and devastated by the war. What kind of things were destroyed in the war? What problems did the nation have to solve? Quick Clip

Reconstruction At the end of the war, there was no agreed-upon plan for Reconstruction n Lincoln -“charity for all” – States had never really left the Union, so quickly restore loyal state govts in the South and move on n Congress’s Radical Republicans – “punish the South” and guarantee rights to former slaves After Lincoln’s assassination, Andrew Johnson becomes president. Johnson’s plan let the South in quickly, but did not protect rights of freed blacks

What did the Black Codes do? “All freedmen, free negroes, and mulattoes in this State, with no lawful employment or business, or found unlawful assembling themselves together either in the day or night shall be fined fifty dollars” How were African-Americans controlled in the South?

Battles over Reconstruction Congress battles with President Johnson on Freedman’s Bureau – social, legal help n Civil Rights Act – made racial discrim. illegal n Congress passes bills Johnson vetoes them Congress overrides the vetoes n 14 th Amendment – legal eq. and citizenship Johnson tries to defeat the 14 th Amendment– he fails! Republicans take over Congress!

Impeachment of the President Why was President Johnson impeached? What was the outcome of the trial?

The Civil War Amendments- read the amendments on pgs 168 -170 and in your own words write what the amendments accomplished. 13 th Abolished slavery 14 th Citizenship and equal legal protection th 15 Voting rights Can you find the flaw in the 15 th Amendment?

Reconstruction Act of 1867: Congress divides the South into military districts

Election of 1868 Ulysses S. Grant wins a close election n Confederates were not allowed to vote n Support from carpetbaggers and scalawags n And for the 1 st time…freed African-Americans

carpetbaggers – Northerners who came South after the war to help, or to make money Scalawags – Southerners who supported Reconstruction

Hiram Revels is the first African. American Senator. He served as the US Senator from Mississippi.

Opposition to Reconstruction Who might oppose Reconstruction? Who were the Redeemers? What did they do to oppose Reconstruction? Redeemers were Southern Democrats who wanted to retake control of their state governments –wanted Home Rule

The “Invisible Empire of the South” “Of course he wants to vote for the Democratic ticket”

The Failure of Federal Enforcement

The End of Reconstruction Why does support for Reconstruction end? Northerners have moved on n Political scandals in Grant’s administration n Economic problems: Panic of 1873 n After the 15 th Amendment, many think the work is done Supreme Court weakens the Amendments The South regains control…

Compromise of 1877 The END of Reconstruction No one clearly wins the Presidential election – Hayes (R) v Tilden (D) Congress makes a deal: n Republicans get Rutherford B. Hayes as president if the South gets: n federal troops removed n money for rail, rebuilding, projects n to govern themselves without Northerners

Word Maps Definition: Synonym: Sharecropping Drawing: A (good) sentence: Was sharecropping a good idea for landowners? For poor whites and freedmen?

Conclusion The North and Midwest industrialized, but the South would remain a backward, agriculturebased economy and the poorest section of the nation for many decades.