RECONSTRUCTION

Reconstruction Lasted from 1865-1877 Bringing the Southern states back into the Union Rebuilding the South

Reconstruction Under Andrew Johnson Go easy on the South Let the South pass “black codes” – limit the freedom of Blacks Land returned to Southern owners Southerners given power in Congress

Reconstruction Under Congress Congress wanted to impeach Johnson Took power away from the South Created the Freedmen’s Bureau

Reconstruction Under Congress Passed the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments South was divided into 5 military parts South HAD to agree to the 13th, 14th, and 15th amend. before being brought back into the Union

Freedom Amendments States couldn’t pass laws taking away Blacks’ rights Equal protection under the law Gave ex-slaves a chance to vote Blacks in office

Freedmen’s Bureau Created in March 1865 Help ex-slaves in society Gave ex-slaves land in the South Set up public schools

Freedmen’s Bureau Set up medical care Created courts for Blacks – settle land and work arguments Many Whites hated the Freedmen’s Bureau – waste of government money

Ku Klux Klan Whites against Reconstruction Secret groups Terrorized Blacks

Ku Klux Klan Congress passed laws to protect Blacks against KKK Laws made it so the army could be used against the KKK KKK continued to grow anyway

White League Public groups – didn’t hide their faces Against Blacks and abolitionists Mainly in Louisiana Used force and violence

Carpetbaggers White Northerners who came to the South Took advantage of the poor in the South Got in the South’s business Wanted to take over and make money

Scalawags White Southerners who sided with the North Supported Reconstruction Worked with Blacks Worked with the North to make money

End of Reconstruction KKK became more powerful Fewer Blacks voted Scalawags and Carpetbaggers left the South Presidential Election of 1876

Presidential Election of 1876 Between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden Hayes won even though Tilden won the popular vote Hayes ordered army to the leave the South Blacks’ rights were limited Black codes and Jim Crow laws Hayes Tilden

Where do you think “Jim Crow” came from based on this poster? Closing Question Where do you think “Jim Crow” came from based on this poster?