Knights Charge 12/14 Take out your notes from yesterday entitled “End of the War and Reconstruction” Where was the first battle of the Civil War fought? What impact did it have on both sides? Why was the Battle of Antietam significant? What happened at the Battle of Vicksburg that changed the war?

KC 12/14 What was the significant of the Battle of Vicksburg? Describe total war. Who used total war? When did he use it? How did it impact the war? Where did the South Surrender ending the American Civil War?

Knights Charge 12/15 After watching the video and learning about the war, give three reasons why the North won the war in an ACES Paragraph

Reconstruction (1865-1877)

Focusing Points… What were some strategies used by the Government to “Reconstruct” the South after the Civil War How did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments impact the American people? Was the Reconstruction period successful?

Knights Charge 12/17 What was Reconstruction? What was Lincoln’s Plan to re-admit Confederate states? What problem did Radical Republicans have with it? What did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments do? What organization was created to support newly freed slaves? Why did the South pass Jim Crow laws?

North South Location and Also Known As… President Military Leader Winner of Civil War

What does “Reconstruction” mean? In this case, it refers to the period where the US attempts to rebuild the South

Things the Government must figure out during Reconstruction How to treat former Confederate leaders? Forgive them and be lenient or punish them? How to admit Confederate states back into the Union? Are there things the government should require them to do? What to do with the 4 million emancipated slaves? What new rights should be given to them? How will Southern property and economy be restored?

Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction President Lincoln and Vice President Andrew Johnson wanted to reunify the nation after the war

Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan- only ten percent of each state had to take oath to the Union to be forgiven

Radical Republicans oppose Lincoln Many Radical Republicans felt Lincoln was too lenient on the South Felt that the Confederacy committed a crime by leaving the union

Wade- Davis Bill Wade-Davis Bill- required that a majority of a state must pledge allegiance to the union before being brought back into union

What do you think? Respond to the following question in an ACES Paragraph. Should the Government have been lenient or harsh toward former confederate states and leaders? Why?

Amendments during Reconstruction 13th Amendment- Ended the practice of slavery 14th Amendment- Granted freed people citizenship 15th Amendment- Protected a citizen’s right to vote regardless of race

Emancipated Slaves and the Freedmans’ Bureau To help newly freed slaves, the Freedman’s Bureau helped them find shelter, food, and education

Jim Crow South Begins… South still aimed to limit the rights of African Americans Black Codes- laws designed to limit African Americans rights Jim Crow Laws- established segregation in the South

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What do you think? Below your prior response, respond to the following question in an ACES paragraph. How do you feel the Amendments as well as actions taken by the American government impacted newly freed slaves?

Knights Charge 12/16 What was the period after the Civil War known as? What was the main goal of Lincoln and Johnson after the Civil War? What was Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan? Who were the people the disagreed with Lincoln’s Plan? What bill did they propose? What was the 13th Amendment What was the 14th Amendment What was the 15th Amendment? What did the South pass in response to these Amendments?

Rebuilding Southern Economy Sharecropping- Poor farmers would borrow land from landowners and “share” the crops Keeps poor people and freed blacks in debt Landowning rich maintained control

Rebuilding Southern Politics Scalawags- People from the South who supported the Union Carpetbaggers- People from the North who traveled South to take advantage of the rebuilding process

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Due to tensions between the North and South after the war... John Wilkes Booth assassinates Abraham Lincoln at Ford Theater on April 15, 1865 Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th President of the United States Greatly angers Radical Republicans in Congress

Congress vs. the President Andrew Johnson is impeached by violating the Office of Tenure Act Impeachment- to charge the President of a crime Real Reason: The Radical Republicans of Congress hated him Felt he was too lenient on the south

End of Reconstruction In the Election of 1876, Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden tie in the electoral college. Compromise of 1877- Rutherford B. Hayes is made president and ends Reconstruction and in exchange… a. Military protection must leave South b. Government must build a southern transcontinental railroad c. Ex-confederates allowed into government again

What do you think? Below your prior responses, respond to the following questions in an ACES Paragraph. Do you believe that the Reconstruction period was successful or unsuccessful? Why?