Virtual Museum for Chapter 12 By Bob Bantley and Eric Jensen Topics: The 3 Reconstruction Plans Conditions in the South following the Civil War The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments and why each was adopted Reconstruction Act of 1867 and its terms Effect of Reconstruction on freedmen, poor Southern whites, plantation owners Successes and failures of Reconstruction Description of the election of 1876 and how that affected Reconstruction The end of Reconstruction What happened in the South following Reconstruction? Our opinion of how Reconstruction should be analyzed.

The Three Reconstruction Plans Johnson Lincoln Radical Reconstruction Pardoning southerners who pledged to the Union It allowed each southern state to have a constitutional writing gathering (without the ten percent voting) States had to void succession, abolish slavery, repudiate the Confederate debate. Sates could hold elections and rejoin the Union New constitution All qualified males can vote Those who supported confederacy couldn’t vote Required south states for equal rights Required to ratify 14th amendment Pardon most southerners, but no pardon for leaders. 10 % of states population must pledge alliance to the Union before they can write there own constitution. Plan DID NOT include African Americans rights.

Condition in the South after the Civil War The condition of the south post Civil War is that there infrastructure is destroyed or it is in very bad shape. Examples of this are factories, railroads, crops, homes and cities are all burned or destroyed.

The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments and why each was adopted The 13th amendment is when slavery is officially abolished. It was adopted to end slavery. The 14th Amendment was ratified by the states in 1868 states that all people that are born or naturalized in the United states are citizens of the USA and of the state were they reside. This was created because southern states were saying that freed slaves were not citizens. The 15th amendment was ratified on February 3, 1870. It states that any government in the united states can not deny a citizen their right to vote no matter what race they are. This was created due to people not letting free blacks vote saying they do not have

Reconstruction Act of 1867 and its terms The reconstruction ac of 1867 is also known Radical reconstruction. It put the south under union military rule.

Effect of Reconstruction on freedmen, poor Southern whites, plantation owners Freedmen- About 4 million newly freed blacks were starting there new lives. many ended up homeless and hungry due to the fact that the slaves gad received food shelter and clothes. they now had to seek jobs to earn a living and provide for their family. some slaves returned and worked for their old plantation owner and some went west and worked in industrialized cities. Southern whites- Poor southern white men that did blue collar work, had a tough time finding work due to the rising job competition due to the freed blacks. Many poor white families moved to the frontier lands of Mississippi and Texas to find work. Plantation owners- The plantation owners were in great trouble, with loosing all their slaves, plus many owners loosing their land during the battles of the civil war to the union troops. It left some owners with only useless confederate money and they could not afford new workers. So others had to sell their land to cover their debt.

Successes and failures of Reconstruction Reconstruction had many successes and failures. The goal of Reconstruction was to readmit the states of the confederacy back into and set up new governments to be part of the union of the United States of America. and get new representatives in congress and the senate. also to rebuild destroyed areas of the south. This had many successes such as the confederate states eventually became part of the USA. also slavery was abolished finally and all the slaves were set free and then were given the right to be a citizen and vote. some failures of reconstruction was the Economy of the south Along with this frailer there was the corruption of reconstruction. many government officials were taking the money for rebuilding and using it for there own goods. These are some of the failures and successes of Reconstruction.

Description of the election of 1876 and how that affected Reconstruction As the Presidential election of 1876 came along the two candidates running for president was Rutherford B. Hayes for the republican party, and Samuel J. Tilden. for the Democratic party. Tilden won the Popular Vote but Somehow Hayes came out with the win in electoral votes, but there was some controversy over who actually won. hays clamed he had won a victory in Florida, Louisiana and the south Carolina. another set of tallies shows that Tilden won the states. Congress set up a compromise and the Democrats ended giving Hayes the victory.

The end of Reconstruction The end of Reconstruction is caused by Corruption, the Economy, Violence, Democrats returning to power, the Supreme court decisions in 1873/1876 and the Compromise of 1877.

What happened in the South following Reconstruction? After Reconstruction, the south rebuilt many of its factories, railroads and farms . The south became much more industrialized then previously. The south remained full of Democrats, and they kept many of their black codes.

Our opinion of how Reconstruction should be analyzed. I think Reconstruction should be analyzed as a failure because it was trying to convert the south into being more like the North.