I. How did government change after the Civil War?
A) What period came after the war? Reconstruction- 1865- 1877 the process of reuniting the nation and rebuilding the South
B) What were the two problems with Recon? No fixed plan for readmission Authority? Lincoln and Johnson think it’s the Executive’s job Radicals believe Congress should control Recon
C) The Civil War Amendments 13th--- abolished slavery 14th--- equal rights and due process 15th--- male suffrage
17th President Andrew Johnson Democrat Tennessee
D) Johnson’s accomplishments Firsts: First veto override– Civil Rights Act of 1866 First impeachment- for violating the Tenure of Office Act, 1 short of 2/3 majority needed Bought Alaska- first territory not part of the Continental US
II. How did the life of freedmen change after the war?
A) 90% stayed in the South Pop- counted in pops, changed numbers in Congress Jobs- sharecroppers and tenant farmers Probs- deal with KKK and other supremacy groups
B) The Freedmen’s Bureau Function: provided services Successes: education Failures: CORRUPT Couldn’t redistribute land