Important Reconstruction Leaders USII.3C

Warm Up Are there any men that you learned about last year that helped lead both the North and the South during the Civil War?

Table of Contents (Page 0) 1. Reconstruction Amendments Rebuilding the South: 3B Important Leaders USII.3C

Abraham LincolnRobert E. LeeFrederick Douglass Reconstruction plan calling for reconciliation Preservation of the Union was more important than punishing the South Urged Southerners to reconcile with Northerners at the end of the war and reunite as Americans when some wanted to continue to fight Became president of Washington College, which is now known as Washington and Lee University Fought for adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights Was a powerful voice for human rights and civil liberties for all

Lincoln’s Inauguration, March 1861

Abraham Lincoln When he took office in 1861, Lincoln’s goal was to keep the United States together. He had always thought that slavery was wrong.

Abraham Lincoln He did not want Northerners to treat Confederates as traitors. He felt that Confederates had been punished enough by the terrible war.

Abraham Lincoln In his inaugural speech, Lincoln asked the Union to forgive the South. He asked that the North and the South work together to rebuild the nation.

Abraham Lincoln “With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness…to see the right, let us strive to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds….”

Abraham Lincoln’s Legacy Reconstruction plan called for reconciliation Preservation of the Union was more important than punishing the South

Robert E. Lee: The war is over! Many Confederates wanted to keep fighting, Lee told them to go home and become good American citizens again, “Make your sons Americans,” he said.

Robert E. Lee’s Legacy A few years after the war, Lee received an offer to become the President of Washington College (now Washington & Lee University) in Lexington, VA.

Frederick Douglass He met with Abraham Lincoln in the Summer of 1863 and they shared ideas on the issue of slavery He campaigned tirelessly for emancipation and for suffrage

Frederick Douglass Later in his life, he served the government in several positions, most were offices he held in his new “hometown”, Washington, DC.

Frederick Douglass’s Legacy Fought for adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights Powerful voice for human rights and civil liberties for all

Review Which person’s legacy includes a plan for reconstruction that called for reconciliation? Lincoln Which person urged Southern leaders to reconcile? Lee

Review Which person’s legacy includes a powerful voice for human rights? Douglass Which person fought for the adoption of amendments that guaranteed voting rights? Douglass

Review Which person became the president of a Virginia college after the war? Lee Who wanted to preserve the Union, not punish the South? Lincoln

Review Which person asked the Southern soldiers to become good Americans? Lee Who asked for charity towards all? Lincoln

Review Which person was a famous abolitionist? Douglass Which person was from the Eastern Shore of Maryland? Douglass