Reconstruction How the Union was rebuilt North and
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Reconstruction How the Union was rebuilt
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North and South Economies during the Civil War
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North and South Economies during the Civil War Northern Economy Southern Economy Foundation Industry and Trade Agriculture Manufacturing Resources 92% of US industrial output 8% of US industrial output Food Production More than twice as much Less than half as much as the South as the North produced Railroads Employment & Property Ownership Many citizens worked for someone else and owned The economy of the no property. Machines South as a whole reduced the need for depended on cash crops agricultural workers (and therefore slavery) population 71% of US population; 99% free, 1% slave 29% of US population; 67% free, 33% slave Northern Economy Southern Economy 71% of US railroad network; easy to transport troops 29% of US railroad network; difficult to transport system 66%of US exports; 34% of US exports; favored low tarriffs to favored high tariffs to keep the price of Exports and protect American manufactured goods Views on Tariffs industries and jobs affordable
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Reconstruction (1865 -1877) • So we know… • During the War, the North had the upperhand economically • the North wins the War shortly following the victory of Sherman in Atlanta • The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in the South (which helped the Union win the War) • Slaves were not freed in the North • What else do we need about the War and its effects? • The North had three aims/ goals during the Civil War • Restoring the Union • Emancipation (as a military necessity) • Equality for all free men • The North (Union) was successful in with the first two, but the third fell short
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Reconstruction (1865 -1877) • Two groups with two very different ideas about rebuilding the South after the Civil War • Presidents Lincoln and Johnson • Radical Republicans • Lincoln (and eventually Johnson) were proponents (supporters) of moderate Reconstruction Policies • They wanted to bring the South back into the Union immediately • The Ten Percent Plan required Southern states to complete three (3) tasks to re-enter the Union • Ratify the 13 th Amendment • Repudiate (denounce/ reject) secession • 10% of each state’s voters must take an oath of allegiance
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Reconstruction (1865 -1877) • Radical Republicans were proponents of harsh actions against the South • • They wanted to protect the rights of and guarantee equality of newly freed slaves Proposed the Wade-Davis Bill ratification of the 13 th Amendment; 50% allegiance Vetoed by President Lincoln Also known as Congressional Reconstruction • Lincoln was assassinated before being able to implement his plan of moderate Reconstruction VP Andrew Johnson became president and continued the Plan for Lincoln • Johnson appointed Union governors in the South to ensure compliance • Issues between the majority Radical Republican Congress and Johnson arose as Congress pushed bills that favored their goals, Johnson continued to veto • President Johnson was impeached (charged with misconduct; not a conviction of wrongdoing) by Congress in 1867, but failed to remove from office
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Reconstruction (1865 -1877) • Following Johnson, Congress was able to submit the First Reconstruction Act. It reversed progress by Lincoln and Johnson. It did the following: • Divided South into 5 military districts with military governors • Required voting rights and political power for blacks • Revision or creation of new state constitutions to include 13 th, 14 th, 15 th amendments • What was the intention of the 13 th, 14 th, and 15 th amendments • 13 th Amendment abolished slavery • 14 th Amendment equal protection of and application of the law • 15 th Amendment extended voting rights (“not to be abridged on the account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude”; what about women? ) • Election of 1876, President Hayes (R) wins by electoral votes (not popular) the Compromise of 1877 = Hayes agreed to terms of Dem. ; appoint Southern Cabinet, removal of federal troops in the South, and collapse of Republican govts led to the end of Reconstruction
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