Major Major points points about the about the Civil War & Civil War & ReconstructioReconstructionn

Confederate monument, Liberty, Virginia

Before the Civil War:Before the Civil War: Slavery leads to crisisSlavery leads to crisis There are a series of compromisesThere are a series of compromises ((Missouri,1850Missouri,1850, , Kansas Nebraska ActKansas Nebraska Act)) Fugitive Slave LawFugitive Slave Law is met with resistance is met with resistance

Bleeding KansasBleeding Kansas Dred Scott v. SanfordDred Scott v. Sanford: (1857) slaves not : (1857) slaves not

citizens, free-soil doesn’t make them freecitizens, free-soil doesn’t make them free

John Brown: slave revoltJohn Brown: slave revolt

The Civil WarThe Civil War Lincoln is electedLincoln is elected South Carolina South Carolina secedessecedes Jefferson Davis is elected President Jefferson Davis is elected President

of the of the Confederate States of Confederate States of AmericaAmerica

DVD: The Story of Us, “Division” - Slave Law, JB, Kansas, Suc. (31-45)

Fort SumterFort Sumter

Artillery

“Battle Hymn of the Republic”

From Above

ReconstructionReconstruction 1865- 1865-18771877

Three amendments come from the Three amendments come from the Civil War:Civil War:

1313thth: outlaws slavery: outlaws slavery 1414thth: states cannot deny rights and : states cannot deny rights and

privileges of U.S. citizensprivileges of U.S. citizens 1515thth: no person can be denied the : no person can be denied the

vote based upon race, color, vote based upon race, color, previous servitudeprevious servitude

ReconstructionReconstruction Freedman’s BureauFreedman’s Bureau set-up set-up To provide food, clothing, hospitals, To provide food, clothing, hospitals,

legal protection, and education to legal protection, and education to freed slaves and poor whitesfreed slaves and poor whites

Lincoln’s planLincoln’s plan is seen as is seen as lenientlenient Johnson’s plan is the sameJohnson’s plan is the same Radical RepublicansRadical Republicans wanted to wanted to

destroy political power of destroy political power of slaveholders and punish Southslaveholders and punish South

Anti- Freedman’s propogandaAnti- Freedman’s propoganda

ReconstructionReconstruction Johnson is Johnson is impeachedimpeached by Congress, by Congress,

escapes getting kicked out by one escapes getting kicked out by one vote!vote!

1868 Grant is elected1868 Grant is elected How to redistribute land? Was it How to redistribute land? Was it

constitutional?constitutional? Solution: Solution: sharecropping,sharecropping, Tenant farmingTenant farming

Tenant Farmer House: Tenant Farmer House: Scott, ArkansasScott, Arkansas

The Effects of The Effects of ReconstructionReconstruction

ResistanceResistance of Southern whites: i.e. of Southern whites: i.e. the the Ku Klux KlanKu Klux Klan to destroy the to destroy the Republican partyRepublican party

Support fades:Support fades: Panic of 1873Panic of 1873, , SlaughterhouseSlaughterhouse

cases cases divert away attention or divert away attention or reduces rightsreduces rights

The Democrats regain control and The Democrats regain control and reconstruction ends!reconstruction ends!

Confederate graveyard, Lynchburg VA.

DVD clips: Reconstruction