Reconstruction People: A brief introduction

Abraham Lincoln Supported the 10% Plan Was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 15, 1865 Was succeeded by Andrew Johnson Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Abraham_Lincoln_head_on_shoulders_photo_portrait.jpg

Southerners Their economy was destroyed and their currency was worthless Dealt with military occupation of their states Faced the devastation of their plantations Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Confederate_5_and_100_Dollars.jpg http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/civil-war/1865/April/burning-columbia-south-carolina.htm

Source: http://clubs.plattsburgh.edu/museum/mdimg/md_112.jpg Carpetbaggers Northerners who came to the South to help freedmen Took advantage of the South Were resented by the South Source: http://clubs.plattsburgh.edu/museum/mdimg/md_112.jpg

African Americans Could now hold public office Gained rights with Civil Rights Act of 1866 Granted citizenship with the 14th Amendment Earned the right to vote with the 15th Amendment Source: http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/slavery/freedman-school.jpg