The process after the Civil War to rebuild the South and restore the southern states to the Union.
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Transcript of The process after the Civil War to rebuild the South and restore the southern states to the Union.
ReconstructionThe process after the Civil War to
rebuild the South and restore the
southern states to the Union
3 PlansLincoln’s PlanCalled 10% PlanAll Southerners, except high ranking civil and military leaders, would be pardoned after taking an oath of allegiance to the U.S.
State could form its own government and rejoin the Union after 10% of voters signed the oath
3 Plans
Called Wade-Davis PlanCreated in response to Northern desire to punish the South
Congressional Plan
•Said the South should be treated like a conquered country•Lincoln vetoed this plan
3 Plans
After Lincoln was assassinated, Andrew Johnson became President
Similar to Lincoln’s Plan
Johnson’s Plan
Requirements:1. States had to approve the 13th
Ammendment2. States had to nullify their
ordinances on secession3. States had to promise not to repay
those who had financed the Confederacy
Reconstruction Ammendments13th Ammendment made slavery illegal
14th Ammendment gave citizenship to the freedmen and gave all races equal protection of the law15th Ammendment gave all male citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color, and previous condition of servitude
Reconstruction VocabularyFreedmen—newly freed slavesCarpetbaggers—Northerners who came South
to benefit from the ReconstructionScalawags—Southerners who supported the
Republicans and Reconstruction officialsCredit—ability to buy something now and pay
for it laterDisenfranchisement—taking voting rights
away from a groupBlack Codes—laws passed by Southerners to
restrict the rights of the freedmenSuffrage—right to vote
Freedmen’s Bureau•Created to help former slaves and poor whites with everyday problems •Gave them clothing, food, and other supplies (40 acres and a mule)•Headed by former Union General O.O. Howard
EducationFreedmen’s Bureau created schools (primary and industrial schools and teacher-training centers to train African-American teachers)
Northern Missionaries sent money and teachers to help
Georgia’s Atlanta UniversityMorehouse CollegeClark College
African-Americans in Politics1867—African-Americans voted for the first time in Georgia
Elected a Republican governor (did not have another Republican governor until
Sonny Perdue)Helped elect 32 African-Americans to the Georgia General Assembly
Union League—political organization created for African-American voters
African-Americans in Politics
Henry McNeal Turner was one of the newly elected General Assemblymen
African-Americans were only in office for about a year
Southerners claimed that they had the Constitutional right to vote but not to hold office
Ku Klux KlanOne of several secret organizations
created to prevent freedmen from exercising their new civil rights
Wore hoods and robes and terrorized and intimidated freedmen, Scalawags, and Carpetbaggers
Main goal was to return control of the Southern government to the Democrats
Prevented the mostly Republican freedmen from voting