Reconstruction Reconstruction 1865 1872 A time of major

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Reconstruction

Reconstruction

Reconstruction 1865 -1872 • A time of major change in the state following the

Reconstruction 1865 -1872 • A time of major change in the state following the devastation of the Civil War • Georgia was decimated after Sherman’s March and 4 years of fighting. • >40, 000 Georgians had been killed or wounded • Many Georgians lost their land completely • US will attempt to reconstruct the South using 3 different Reconstruction Plans. – Presidential Reconstruction – Congressional Reconstruction – Military Reconstruction

Page 108 - LH assignment • • • Freedmen’s Bureau Sharecropping Tenant Farming 13

Page 108 - LH assignment • • • Freedmen’s Bureau Sharecropping Tenant Farming 13 th Amendment Black Codes • 14 th Amendment • Ku Klux Klan • 15 th Amendment 1. Use the books to copy the definition 2. Write a sentence using the word 3. Colored Picture

Presidential Reconstruction • The first of 3 plans (1865 -1866) • President Johnson –

Presidential Reconstruction • The first of 3 plans (1865 -1866) • President Johnson – Native of Tennessee – Remained loyal to the union during the War – Very lenient with the southern • His plan was based on Lincoln’s 10% plan – Southern states could rejoin the Union if 10% of their population swore allegiance to the US – Required to Ratify the 13 th amendment

Georgia’s 1866 Constitution Convention • Repealed the Ordnance of Session • Passed the 13

Georgia’s 1866 Constitution Convention • Repealed the Ordnance of Session • Passed the 13 th Amendment • Banned Interracial marriages • Alexander Stephens to Congress • Georgia was readmitted into the Union in December of 1865 due to passing the 13 th Amendment Temporary

Congressional Upset • Republicans in Congress were upset that Confederate leaders were given congressional

Congressional Upset • Republicans in Congress were upset that Confederate leaders were given congressional positions. – Alexander Stephens q. Radical Republicans- favored harsher treatment for the Confederate Southern States. • Accused Johnson of abusing power • Began his impeachment process

Black Codes & the 14 th Amendment • Black Codes were enforced in the

Black Codes & the 14 th Amendment • Black Codes were enforced in the south – Laws that did not allow blacks to vote, testify against whites in court, or serve as jurors. • Radical Republicans were appalled at the treatment of freedmen. • As a result congress introduced the 14 th Amendment – Made blacks citizens of the US and required them to be given same rights as all other citizens.

Congressional Reconstruction 1866 -1867 • Congress sends southern representatives home • require passage of

Congressional Reconstruction 1866 -1867 • Congress sends southern representatives home • require passage of the 14 th amendment • Georgia refused to ratify the 14 th Amendment • Placed under authority of congress as a result – Georgia eventually ratified the 14 th amendment on 21 July 1868 Reconstruction Act of 1867— Lumped the South into 5 Military Districts. Georgia is a part of the 3 rd Military District directed by John Pope

Military Reconstruction • 3 rd district was under command of General John Pope (1

Military Reconstruction • 3 rd district was under command of General John Pope (1 st Military Governor) – Georgia, Alabama, and Florida • Pope registered Georgia's eligible voters: – Whites 95, 214 – Blacks 93, 457 • Election held for Constitutional Representatives – Republicans and 37 African Americans were elected

Constitutional Convention of Atlanta December 1867 - March 1868 • New constitution created –

Constitutional Convention of Atlanta December 1867 - March 1868 • New constitution created – Provisions for black voting – Free Public schools – Moved the Capital to Atlanta – gave wives control of their property – increased the governor's term to four years

After the Convention. . • Rufus Bullock was elected Governor • General Assembly began

After the Convention. . • Rufus Bullock was elected Governor • General Assembly began its session – Republican controlled • Military presence remained in Georgia – To monitor KKK • 1870 - Georgia remitted to the Union when the republicans and black legislators passed the 15 th Amendment – African American men the right to vote • 1872 - Southern Democrats “redeemers” voted back into office – Governor and General Assembly

Freedmen's Bureau • Created to help Freedmen adjust to freedom – Black and poor

Freedmen's Bureau • Created to help Freedmen adjust to freedom – Black and poor whites – Fed, clothed, and sheltered • Helped build the freedmen’s schools and hospitals • Supervised labor contracts • Created the first public school program for either blacks or whites in Georgia – Set stage for modern public school system – Clarke Atlanta University and Morehouse College

Ku Klux Klan • Organized in 1866 by Confederate veterans to resist reconstruction efforts.

Ku Klux Klan • Organized in 1866 by Confederate veterans to resist reconstruction efforts. – Made up of southern Democrats • Used terror to keep freedmen from using their rights. – To intimidate white republican and blacks • The violence kept federal troops in Georgia to protect blacks.

Page 112 Left-Hand Use CRCT book P. 87 &93 Ku Klux Klan Created by?

Page 112 Left-Hand Use CRCT book P. 87 &93 Ku Klux Klan Created by? Why established? Who did it help & harm? What did it do? Impact on Georgians? Freedmen’s Bureau

Changes in Agriculture • After the war the plantation owners and freedmen still needed

Changes in Agriculture • After the war the plantation owners and freedmen still needed each other to grow crops. • Federal Currency was not available to pay the workers as there were no longer slaves. • Freedmen were paid as sharecroppers and tenant farmers to work the fields.

Sharecropping • Landowners provided land, housing, seed, tools, farm animals and fertilizer. • Workers

Sharecropping • Landowners provided land, housing, seed, tools, farm animals and fertilizer. • Workers gave a percentage of their crop to the owners in return. • They often owed more to the owner than they could get for their crop. • Debt meant they may never be able to buy their own land.

Old sharecroppers house

Old sharecroppers house

Tenant Farming • Tenants (farmers) rented the land but owned much of their own

Tenant Farming • Tenants (farmers) rented the land but owned much of their own tools, animals and seed. • Easier to make a profit but was very risky if crops failed. • Some tenant farmers lost what they owned and turned to sharecropping. • Tenant farmers were a higher social class than sharecroppers.

LH page 114 Create a Double Bubble Map Compare and contrast: Sharecropping And Tenant

LH page 114 Create a Double Bubble Map Compare and contrast: Sharecropping And Tenant Farming

Black Legislators • 32 black legislators were elected to the Georgia General Assembly in

Black Legislators • 32 black legislators were elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 1867 – After military reconstruction helped register eligible voters. • Henry Mc. Neal Turner was the most prominent.

Henry Mc. Neal Turner (1834 -1915) • Born in South Carolina • 1853 -

Henry Mc. Neal Turner (1834 -1915) • Born in South Carolina • 1853 - began preaching – Traveled through the south – After the civil war traveled through Georgia converting freedmen • 1867 - helped organize the Republican Party in Ga – Elected to the 1867 Constitutional Convention • He promoted land ownership, voting rights and education for blacks. • White democrats expelled him and other elected blacks from office in 1869.

The End of Reconstruction • Northerners began to tire of protecting African American rights

The End of Reconstruction • Northerners began to tire of protecting African American rights in the South. • The Freedmen’s Bureau was very difficult and expensive to maintain. • Rutherford B. Hayes promised to remove U. S. troops from the South if elected in 1876. • He won and federal troops left the South in 1877 effectively ending Reconstruction.