The Fight Over The Fight Over ReconstructionReconstruction

The Radical RepublicansThe Radical Republicans

President Johnson vs. President Johnson vs. CongressCongress

Fourteenth AmendmentFourteenth Amendment

Fifteenth AmendmentFifteenth Amendment

Radical Radical RepublicansRepublicans

Most in Congress are Most in Congress are moderatemoderate Republicans Republicans

Feel the South is Feel the South is trying to return to old trying to return to old ways by using ways by using Black Black CodesCodes

Radical RepubsRadical Repubs want want to punish the South for to punish the South for black codesblack codes

Gain support of Gain support of moderates when moderates when President Johnson President Johnson ignored the black ignored the black codescodes

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Thaddeus Stevens (PA) Charles Sumner (MA)

“Have not loyal blacks quite as good a right to choose rulers and make laws as rebel whites? Every man, no matter what his race or color … has an equal right to justice, honesty, and fair play with every other man; and the law should secure him those rights.”

- Con. Thaddeus Stevens (PA)

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Johnson v. CongressJohnson v. CongressJohnson Congress

Freedman’s Bureau

Thinks it’s Unconstitutional

Passed it under Lincoln

Strengthen Freedman’s

BureauVetoed it

Angry but no override

Civil Rights Act of 1866 (blacks and whites have same

rights)

Vetoed it - says blacks shouldn’t be equal to

whites

Overrode the veto by 2/3’s majority

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Fourteenth Fourteenth AmendmenAmendment (1866)t (1866)

All people born in US All people born in US (except Native (except Native Americans) are Americans) are citizenscitizens

All citizens get equal All citizens get equal protection under the protection under the lawlaw

State laws can be State laws can be overruled by Federal overruled by Federal Courts (Federal law Courts (Federal law superior to state law)superior to state law)

Banned CSA officials Banned CSA officials from state or federal from state or federal govtgovt

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1) Create a caption or title for the cartoon

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2) What emotion is being displayed in the drawing?

3) Creative Writing: Create a dialogue for what this man is thinking

Congress Take Congress Take ChargeCharge

ReconstructioReconstruction Actsn Acts

Johnson Johnson ImpeachedImpeached

Republicans get 2/3’s of seats in Republicans get 2/3’s of seats in Congress in 1866 (can now Congress in 1866 (can now overrideoverride President) President)

Creates five Creates five military districtsmilitary districts in in South (took away statehood)South (took away statehood)

To get back in, states must To get back in, states must approve the 14th Amendmentapprove the 14th Amendment

Johnson criticizes the Johnson criticizes the Reconstruction ActsReconstruction Acts

Congress Congress impeachesimpeaches him him One vote short of 2/3’s majority in One vote short of 2/3’s majority in

Senate needed to remove him Senate needed to remove him from officefrom office

Johnson did nothing wrong aside Johnson did nothing wrong aside from disagreeing with Congressfrom disagreeing with Congress

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Fifteenth Fifteenth Amendment Amendment (1870)(1870)

African American African American males (over 21) males (over 21) have the right to have the right to votevote

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4) Why is voting important in a democracy?

Discussion:

Why don’t more people take the time on election day to vote?

Why will you/won’t you vote?