Southern Reconstruction With Malice towards none with charity

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Southern Reconstruction “With Malice towards none, with charity towards all. ” Abraham Lincoln

Southern Reconstruction “With Malice towards none, with charity towards all. ” Abraham Lincoln

Question for Reconstruction n Physical Destruction n Sherman’s March Home front warfare Cultural Destruction

Question for Reconstruction n Physical Destruction n Sherman’s March Home front warfare Cultural Destruction n Political reentry End of the institution of slavery. Economic problems.

Beginnings of Reconstruction n Lincoln’s 10% Plan n n Freedman’s Bureau n n n

Beginnings of Reconstruction n Lincoln’s 10% Plan n n Freedman’s Bureau n n n 10% of voters take oath, statehood would be reestablished. Establish schools, and churches. Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee complied, but Lincoln’s plan not acceptable to Congress. Lincoln was very easy on the South and many hated him because of it.

Radical Republican Reaction n Congress passes the Wade-Davis Bill Majority must take Loyalty Oath

Radical Republican Reaction n Congress passes the Wade-Davis Bill Majority must take Loyalty Oath n Must formally abolish slavery n Conf. Official not allowed to participate in new government. n Lincoln didn’t approve and exercised his pocket Veto. n

Johnson’s Plan n n Supported 13 th Amendment but viewed black suffrage as an

Johnson’s Plan n n Supported 13 th Amendment but viewed black suffrage as an issue of the states. Pardons granted to those taking loyalty oaths. No pardons available to Conf. officials and persons owning over $20, 000 worth of property. Very Lenient much like Lincoln’s.

Radical Reaction n Refused to seat new southern reps that came from the south.

Radical Reaction n Refused to seat new southern reps that came from the south. South should be punished. Extended Freedmen’s Bureau.

Andrew Johnson Impeached n n Impeached for opposing congresses views, but not convicted. Replaced

Andrew Johnson Impeached n n Impeached for opposing congresses views, but not convicted. Replaced in the next election by U. S. Grant. n n 15 th amendment soon after passed saying that voting could no longer be denied based on race or color. Republican party known for civil rights.

n n What is the message of the cartoon? Who would of opposed this

n n What is the message of the cartoon? Who would of opposed this message?

African Americans in Reconst. n n Never got their 40 acres and a mule.

African Americans in Reconst. n n Never got their 40 acres and a mule. Plantation owners kept most of their land therefore their wealth and power. Sharecropping: Kept poor whites and blacks down. - Landowners divided land among families and gave them tools and seeds, the sharecropper only got to keep a small portion of the crop. n

Collapse of Reconstruction n n Vigilante groups: KKK Wanted to destroy the republican party.

Collapse of Reconstruction n n Vigilante groups: KKK Wanted to destroy the republican party. n Killed as many as 20, 000 women, children and men. n n 1872: Congress allows Fredmens’s Bureau to expire. n Amnesty Act: Gave 150, 000 former confederates the right to hold federal and state offices. n

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