Reconstruction Objective: describe why Reconstruction was needed; analyze conflict that developed
Reconstruction Begins Lasted from 1865 – 1877 South needed to rebuild a new society without slavery Reconstruction – process of readmitting Confederate states to the Union
President Lincoln Planned to pardon Confederate officials Planned to let Confederate states quickly form new governments and send representatives to Congress Established Freedmen’s Bureau to help former slaves
President Johnson Insisted Southern states approve the 13th amendment and accept supreme power of federal government Pardoned white Southerners and returned property in exchange for pledge of loyalty to US
Southern state governments Refused to approve 13th amendment Passed black codes to limit the freedom of former slaves
Radical Republicans Wanted federal government to remake the south Demanded full and equal citizenship for African Americans Aimed to destroy the South’s old ruling class Wanted small farms, free schools, respect for labor, and political equality in the South