Reconstruction 1865 1877 Restoring the Nation The South

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Reconstruction 1865 -1877 Restoring the Nation

Reconstruction 1865 -1877 Restoring the Nation

The South in Ruins at the End of the Civil War

The South in Ruins at the End of the Civil War

Destruction of Charleston, SC

Destruction of Charleston, SC

Rail Lines in Atlanta

Rail Lines in Atlanta

Still Burying the Dead One Year After the War at Cold Harbor, Virginia

Still Burying the Dead One Year After the War at Cold Harbor, Virginia

Andrew Johnson President 1865 -1869

Andrew Johnson President 1865 -1869

Andrew Johnson Born in Raleigh, NC-1806 Moved to Greenville, Tennessee as teenager Married Eliza

Andrew Johnson Born in Raleigh, NC-1806 Moved to Greenville, Tennessee as teenager Married Eliza Mc. Cardle of Greenville Tailor Tennessee General Assembly and Governor of Tennessee Only Southern US Senator Who Remained Loyal to the Union Selected as Lincoln’s running mate in 1864

Andrew Johnson Birthplace on the campus of NC State University, Raleigh

Andrew Johnson Birthplace on the campus of NC State University, Raleigh

Andrew Johnson Home Greenville, Tennessee 50 Miles West of Asheville

Andrew Johnson Home Greenville, Tennessee 50 Miles West of Asheville

Black Codes Laws that were passed by Southern Legislatures during Reconstruction that restricted the

Black Codes Laws that were passed by Southern Legislatures during Reconstruction that restricted the freedoms of former slaves

Radical Republicans Members of Congress led by Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania and Charles Sumner

Radical Republicans Members of Congress led by Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania and Charles Sumner of Massachusetts who wanted stricter Reconstruction guidelines for the South Stevens Sumner

1865 -13 th Amendment to the US Constitution Legal Abolishment of Slavery in all

1865 -13 th Amendment to the US Constitution Legal Abolishment of Slavery in all states in the Union All Southern States were required to ratify this constitutional amendment for remittance to the Union

1866 -14 th Amendment to the United States Constitution Made all former slaves citizens

1866 -14 th Amendment to the United States Constitution Made all former slaves citizens of the United States All Southern States had to ratify this amendment for remittance back into the Union

15 th Amendment to the United States Constitution The 15 th Amendment Gave Black

15 th Amendment to the United States Constitution The 15 th Amendment Gave Black Males the Right to Vote

The Radical Republican Reconstruction Plan

The Radical Republican Reconstruction Plan

Military Rule in the South

Military Rule in the South

William Holden NC’s Reconstruction Governor Raleigh Newspaper Owner Who Led Peace Movement During the

William Holden NC’s Reconstruction Governor Raleigh Newspaper Owner Who Led Peace Movement During the Civil War for NC to Return to the Union He said that the “War was a rich man’s war and a poor man’s fight. ” 1865 - Appointed Military Governor by President Andrew Johnson Organized the Republican Party in NC

1868 - North Carolina Is Readmitted to the Union

1868 - North Carolina Is Readmitted to the Union

Freedmen’s Bureau Federal program to aide the former slaves, especially the creation of African

Freedmen’s Bureau Federal program to aide the former slaves, especially the creation of African American schools

Helping the South

Helping the South

Magazine Drawing Showing Freedman’s Bureau Officer Protecting Black From an Angry White Mob in

Magazine Drawing Showing Freedman’s Bureau Officer Protecting Black From an Angry White Mob in Alabama

Ku Klux Klan Began in Pulaski, Tennessee by Former Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest

Ku Klux Klan Began in Pulaski, Tennessee by Former Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest Name Origin- Ku Klos. Greek, “Circle”

Reconstruction Era Objectives of the Klan 1. Restore law and order to the war-torn

Reconstruction Era Objectives of the Klan 1. Restore law and order to the war-torn South 2. Protect Southern White Women from the Former Black Slaves 3. Return the South to White Rule 4. Promote White Supremacy 5. Promote Protestant Christianity

The Klan Wanted Be Known as the Protector of the White Women of the

The Klan Wanted Be Known as the Protector of the White Women of the South

The Klan Idea of America-WASP W- Must Be White A- Anglo-(Ancestors from Northern Europe

The Klan Idea of America-WASP W- Must Be White A- Anglo-(Ancestors from Northern Europe that had descended from the Anglo Saxon tribes that established themselves mostly in the British Isles by the early Dark Ages S-Saxon P- Protestant Christianity

Poster By Southern Democrats Who Were Pushing For White Rule

Poster By Southern Democrats Who Were Pushing For White Rule

Southern “Jim Crow” Laws passed by Southern Legislators to enforce segregation during Reconstruction and

Southern “Jim Crow” Laws passed by Southern Legislators to enforce segregation during Reconstruction and lasted until the 1960’s Thomas Rice, a white man portrayed a black man in a negative manner named Jim Crow.

“Carpetbaggers” Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction and took advantage of Southerners.

“Carpetbaggers” Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction and took advantage of Southerners.

“Scalawags” *Southerners who blamed Southern Democrats for causing the Civil War *Southerners who voted

“Scalawags” *Southerners who blamed Southern Democrats for causing the Civil War *Southerners who voted for Republicans Thomas Nast 1874 Cartoon. Republican Elephant

Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Charges The House of Representatives Brings 11 Counts of Impeachment The

Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Charges The House of Representatives Brings 11 Counts of Impeachment The Major Charge Was that Andrew Johnson Did Not Have the Authority to Fire Secretary of War Edwin Stanton Without Congressional Approval

Impeachment Hearing for Andrew Johnson

Impeachment Hearing for Andrew Johnson

UNITED STATES SENATE - ANDREW JOHNSON’ S IMPEACHMENT TRIAL-1868

UNITED STATES SENATE - ANDREW JOHNSON’ S IMPEACHMENT TRIAL-1868

The Senate Allows Andrew Johnson to Remain President By 1 Vote

The Senate Allows Andrew Johnson to Remain President By 1 Vote

Andrew Johnson’s Grave Greenville, Tennessee • Andrew Johnson was elected to the United States

Andrew Johnson’s Grave Greenville, Tennessee • Andrew Johnson was elected to the United States Senate from Tennessee. • He is the only former President to be elected to the Senate. • He died in Carter County, Tennessee, 1875. His burial request was to be wrapped in an American flag and for his head to rest on a copy of the United States Constitution

Ulysses S. Grant 18 th President 1869 -1877 Former Union General Weak President With

Ulysses S. Grant 18 th President 1869 -1877 Former Union General Weak President With Scandal in Administration

Reconstruction Cartoon Is this a cartoon that would have been in a Southern or

Reconstruction Cartoon Is this a cartoon that would have been in a Southern or Northern Newspaper? Why?

 February, 1870 - The Klan hanged an African American Republican Leader, Wyatt Outlaw

February, 1870 - The Klan hanged an African American Republican Leader, Wyatt Outlaw on the grounds of the Alamance County Courthouse and a white Republican leader, John Stephens in Caswell County Governor Holden sends troops under former Union Colonel George Kirk to Caswell and Alamance Counties 100 citizens are arrested and held without habeas corpus (holding without charges) This leads to the General Assembly trying Governor Holden for Impeachment He’s Convicted of 6/8 charges and removed from office. He was first governor in American history to be impeached. Kirk- Holden War Stephens Governor Holden

Reconstruction Progress in the South

Reconstruction Progress in the South

The End of Reconstruction-1877

The End of Reconstruction-1877

Rutherford B. Hayes 19 th President-(1877 -1881)-Republican/Ohio Lucy Hayes Ended Reconstruction and Pulled All

Rutherford B. Hayes 19 th President-(1877 -1881)-Republican/Ohio Lucy Hayes Ended Reconstruction and Pulled All Military From the Former States of the Confederacy Did Not Allow Any Alcohol in the White House and was Given the Nickname “Lemonade Lucy. ” She Began the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at the White House

Has the South Reconstructed or Are We Still Not There? ? ? Is the

Has the South Reconstructed or Are We Still Not There? ? ? Is the South different today? Has the South “Caught Up” with the rest of the nation in economics, education, and general standard of living? What evidence is there that the South can be truly be called “The New South? ” What is still around from the Reconstruction Era 1865 -1877? Charlotte Atlanta