The age of Reconstruction
Radical Republicans Demand civil rights for freedmen Want to punish the South Occupy the South with Union soldiers
Life During Reconstruction
Carpetbaggers & Scalawags Northerners who move south to make $$$ Scalawag – Southerner who supports the Union
The Freedmen’s Bureau helps former slaves with schools, getting jobs & housing
Elections African-Americans voted into office (Hiram Revels – 1st African American senator)
Sharecropping Many former slaves work plantations Similar to slavery
Black Codes Laws passed in the South to limit the rights of blacks
Former Generals Robert E. Lee urges Southerners to reconcile Served as president of Washington College
Former Generals Ulysses S. Grant elected president Advocates for rights of freed slaves 15th Amendment passes guaranteeing voting rights
The End of Reconstruction
Election of 1876 Republican Rutherford B. Hayes Vs. Democrat Samuel Tilden
results Popular Vote Hayes Tilden 4,036,572 4,284,020 Tilden Vs. Hayes
results Tilden won 184 electoral votes Hayes won 165 electoral votes 20 electoral votes in dispute (Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina) Each party reported its candidate had won those states
A Corrupt Bargain Since Reconstruction, Union troops occupy South Control election boards Fix the election so that Hayes wins
Compromise of 1877 Democrats agree not to dispute results All troops pulled out of the South The Age of Reconstruction is over
The Jim Crow Era KKK takes power in Southern states Segregation of races States find ways to deny rights to blacks
The Jim Crow Era