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Reconstruction: 1865 -1877 What should we do with the Southern states ? • PLAN

Reconstruction: 1865 -1877 What should we do with the Southern states ? • PLAN 1: • MODERATE REPUBLICAN PLAN (LINCOLN and his VP Andrew Johnson): • 1. RESTORE the UNION immediately WITHOUT a focus on the rights of free blacks

PLAN 2 • RADICAL REPUBLICANS want: • • 1. To punish the SOUTH •

PLAN 2 • RADICAL REPUBLICANS want: • • 1. To punish the SOUTH • 2. To guarantee rights for free blacks • Lincoln was politically powerful and the radicals could not do what they wanted at first

MODERATE RECONSTRUCTION 1862 -1866 LINCOLN’S ASSASSINATION ACTUALLY HELPS FREE BLACKS • ABRAHAM LINCOLN •

MODERATE RECONSTRUCTION 1862 -1866 LINCOLN’S ASSASSINATION ACTUALLY HELPS FREE BLACKS • ABRAHAM LINCOLN • 10% PLAN: Let Rebel States back in the Union when 10% pledge loyalty • Restore the UNION QUICKLY! • 13 th Amendment: Abolishes slavery

Problems with Lincoln’s Plan • Free Blacks do not get: – Economic support –

Problems with Lincoln’s Plan • Free Blacks do not get: – Economic support – Protection from southern whites – Land supplies to farm on their own Lincoln was so eager to restore the Union he was willing to re-admit Southern states without guaranteeing the rights of free Blacks

MODERATE RECONSTRUCTION ends 1866! • LINCOLN ASSASSINATED: New Pres: ANDREW JOHNSON • Wants to

MODERATE RECONSTRUCTION ends 1866! • LINCOLN ASSASSINATED: New Pres: ANDREW JOHNSON • Wants to continue LINCOLN’S PLAN • POLITICALLY WEAK! • JOHNSON LOSES CONTROL OF RECONSTRUCTION!!!!

RADICAL RECONSTRUCTION 1866 -1876 • Radicals gain control of Congress and RECONSTRUCTION • Override

RADICAL RECONSTRUCTION 1866 -1876 • Radicals gain control of Congress and RECONSTRUCTION • Override all of Johnson’s vetoes • Johnson impeached but not convicted

Achievements of RADICAL RECONSTRUCTION • FREEDMAN’S BUREAU helps free blacks with food and housing

Achievements of RADICAL RECONSTRUCTION • FREEDMAN’S BUREAU helps free blacks with food and housing • 14 th Amendment: EQUAL protection ALL CITIZENS • 15 th Amendment: Voting Rights ALL CITIZENS

Freedmen’s Bureau School

Freedmen’s Bureau School

Black & White Political Participation Which states do you think had the first black

Black & White Political Participation Which states do you think had the first black government officials?

TRIUMPHS OF RECONSTRUCTION For a brief period: -FREE Black men could vote and hold

TRIUMPHS OF RECONSTRUCTION For a brief period: -FREE Black men could vote and hold office -Black FREE Black men elected to the US Congress men were even elected to Congress

Radical Reconstruction Falls Apart • 1877 US Army removed from the SOUTH. • White

Radical Reconstruction Falls Apart • 1877 US Army removed from the SOUTH. • White racist SOUTHERNERS TAKE Control of govt. • Ku Klux Klan (KKK) intimidates free Blacks • Southerners create BLACK CODES: Laws that restrict the freedom of free blacks (almost like slavery)

BIGGEST FAILURE OF RADICAL RECONSTRUCTION: Blacks were given POLITICAL freedom but never ECONOMIC FREEDOM

BIGGEST FAILURE OF RADICAL RECONSTRUCTION: Blacks were given POLITICAL freedom but never ECONOMIC FREEDOM • Never got the supplies and training they needed • Never given “ 40 acres and a mule” • Blacks were forced to go back to work for their former masters

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Reconstruction 1865 1877 Punish or Pardon the SouthReconstruction 1865 1877 Punish or Pardon the South
Reconstruction 1865 1877 The Legacy of the CivilReconstruction 1865 1877 The Legacy of the Civil
Reconstruction The Failed Experiment 1865 1877 HayesTilden TheReconstruction The Failed Experiment 1865 1877 HayesTilden The
Chapter 22 The Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865 1877Chapter 22 The Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTION AND ITS AFTERMATH 1865 1877 Section 1RECONSTRUCTION AND ITS AFTERMATH 1865 1877 Section 1
Reconstruction 1865 1877 Introduction In U S historyReconstruction 1865 1877 Introduction In U S history
Reconstruction 1865 1877 Appomattox Court House Lee SurrendersReconstruction 1865 1877 Appomattox Court House Lee Surrenders
The Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865 1877 The ProblemsThe Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865 1877 The Problems
Reconstruction 1865 1877 Restoring the Nation The SouthReconstruction 1865 1877 Restoring the Nation The South
Chapter 22 The Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865 1877Chapter 22 The Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865 1877
Chapter 22 The Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865 1877Chapter 22 The Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865 1877
Reconstruction is the era from 1865 to 1877Reconstruction is the era from 1865 to 1877
Reconstruction Era 1865 1877 16 1 How doReconstruction Era 1865 1877 16 1 How do
Chapter 22 The Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865 1877Chapter 22 The Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865 1877
Reconstruction 1865 1877 Completion of the Transcontinental RailroadReconstruction 1865 1877 Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
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THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA 1865 1877 Chapter 12 THETHE RECONSTRUCTION ERA 1865 1877 Chapter 12 THE
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RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877 POLITICAL CHANGES IN THE SOUTHRECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877 POLITICAL CHANGES IN THE SOUTH
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The Reconstruction Era 1865 1877 Table of ContentsThe Reconstruction Era 1865 1877 Table of Contents
Reconstruction 1865 1877 Aftershock Beyond the Civil WarReconstruction 1865 1877 Aftershock Beyond the Civil War
Reconstruction is the era from 1865 to 1877Reconstruction is the era from 1865 to 1877
Chapter 21 The Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865 1877Chapter 21 The Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865 1877
The Crisis of Reconstruction Chapter 16 1865 1877The Crisis of Reconstruction Chapter 16 1865 1877
Chapter 22 The Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865 1877Chapter 22 The Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865 1877
Reconstruction 1865 1877 Warm Up POLITICAL CARTOONS OFReconstruction 1865 1877 Warm Up POLITICAL CARTOONS OF
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Chapter 22 The Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865 1877Chapter 22 The Ordeal of Reconstruction 1865 1877