The Aftermath of the Civil War Adapted by Teddi Baker

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The Aftermath of the Civil War Adapted by Teddi Baker

The Civil War * 1861-1865 Fought between the United States and the Confederate States of America The United States defeated the Confederate States of America Caused primarily by slavery in the southern states and states’ rights

Coming to an end... 1865 Confederate troops under the leadership of General Robert E. Lee surrender at Appomattox Court House to Union General Ulysses S. Grant The Civil War is over and the UNION IS PRESERVED!

What now?

The Aftermath of the Civil War This is a photograph taken after the Civil War in Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States

Reconstruction * 1865-1877 Major Questions following the Civil War: How to re-build the South? How to bring Southern states back into the United States? How to bring former slaves into the United States as free men and women?

Could they become unified as citizens of the same country? Re-building the South Over 1 million Americans lost their lives during the Civil War: 664, 928 Northern Casualties 483, 286 Southern Casualties After 4 years of war, could Northerners and Southerners forgive each other? Could they become unified as citizens of the same country?

How to bring former Confederate States back into the United States? Should people who fought against the United States be allowed to become American citizens? Should they be punished? What should be done to southern state governments that fought against the United States?

Freedmen At the end of the Civil War, there were hundreds of thousands former slaves living in the former Confederate States. How would freed men and women be treated in the Southern States? What do you think were some of the major challenges faced by former slaves?

Finding Answers… President Lincoln started to answer the questions of Reconstruction in his 10% Plan. When Lincoln was assassinated Andrew Johnson, a Southerner and a Democrat who sympathized with the South, became president and offered his own plan for Reconstruction. Many people in Congress opposed Johnson—they were called Radical Republicans.

Goals Lincoln/Johnson Radical Republicans Speedy Recovery RADICAL (extreme) change *punish south *more power for Republican Party *Rights for African Americans

Lenient vs. Punishment Lincoln/Johnson Radical Republicans Lenient States never actually left the Union Believed the south should be punished for starting the war

Steps to Re-enter the Union Lincoln/Johnson Radical Republicans 10% Plan (Lincoln) – ten percent of southern voters needed to take an oath of loyalty Generous amnesty to allow southerners to retain property and reacquire political rights Reconstruction Act of 1867 Divide south into five military districts Must ratify 14th Amendment Rights for Freedman

Political Rights for African Americans Lincoln/Johnson Radical Republicans 13th Amendment – abolish slavery Reluctant to support additional political rights for African Americans 13th Amendment – abolish slavery 14th Amendment – citizenship and equal protection 15th Amendment – right to vote for African Americans

Programs for African Americans Lincoln/Johnson Radical Republicans Not addressed Extended Freedman’s Bureau to provide food, clothing, shelter, and education to freedman and war refugees

Problems Lincoln/Johnson Radical Republicans Black codes restricted rights of African Americans Southern States refused to ratify 14th Amendment No effort to help Freedmen Failures contributed to support of Radical Republicans North felt robbed of their victory

Reconstruction Acts of 1867 Military Reconstruction Act Restart Reconstruction in the 10 Southern states that refused to ratify the 14th Amendment. Divide the 10 “unreconstructed states” into 5 military districts.

Reconstruction Acts of 1867 Command of the Army Act The President must issue all Reconstruction orders through the commander of the military. Tenure of Office Act The President could not remove any officials [esp. Cabinet members] without the Senate’s consent, if the position originally required Senate approval. Designed to protect radical members of Lincoln’s government. A question of the constitutionality of this law.

Johnson’s Impeachment Johnson removed Edwin Stanton in February, 1868, violating the Tenure of Office Act. Johnson replaced generals in the field who were more sympathetic to Radical Reconstruction. The House impeached him on February 24 before even drawing up the charges by a vote of 126 – 47!

Johnson’s Impeachment: Senate’s Trial Senate acquitted Johnson 35 to 19 (one short of required 2/3s vote) and Johnson finishes his term.

Reconstruction is coming to an end…

Grant Administration (1868-1876)

1868 Presidential Election

Grant’s Administration Presided over an era of unprecedented growth and corruption.

Scandals William Belknap Whiskey Ring Scandals William Belknap Grant’s Secretary of War – found to have accepted bribes from merchants operating at army posts in the West Whiskey Ring A group of government officials and distillers in St. Louis cheated the government out of millions of dollars by filing false tax reports

Scandals Panic of 1873 A series of bad railroad investments forced the banking firm of Jay Cooke and Co. to declare bankruptcy Smaller banks began to close and the stock market to plummet; thousands of businesses shut down and thousands of Americans were unemployed

Congressional Election of 1874 Congressional Election of 1874 Democrats gain control of Congress Extend control into the state legislatures Enforcing Reconstruction is becoming difficult

Election of 1876: End of Reconstruction

1876 Presidential Tickets

1876 Presidential Election

1876 Presidential Election Rep. Hayes vs. Dem. Tilden Tilden won electoral and popular vote, but Republicans charged South with corrupt voting practices - - there are votes in dispute! A commission is formed to decide election

Compromise of 1877 Hayes won with concessions: pulling out of all federal troops from South patronage for southern politicians South decides on enforcement of new Amendments and regulation

Legacy of Reconstruction

Political Participation: The Big 3 13th Amendment 14th Amendment 15th Amendment Abolished slavery Granted citizenship (overturns Supreme Court case Dred Scott v. Sanford) Equal Protection Voting Rights

Political Participation

Establishment of Historically Black Colleges

Failures of Reconstruction

Sharecropping

Opposition to Black Rights

White Supremacy: KKK