Reconstruction Mr. Lin

Aftermath of the Civil War April 12, 1865 –Robert E. Lee surrenders, effectively ending the Confederate cause. Image Courtesy of

Aftermath of the Civil War Richmond is burned and left as ruins Image Courtesy of district.jpg

The Need to Recover Many northerners wanted to punish the south. Luckily, many powerful northerners wanted to forgive the south as long as they prove their loyalty to the United States. These people included: –President Lincoln –General U.S. Grant Image Courtesy of avecabin.JPG

Plan for Re-uniting Military Districts: –Chunks of the south were made into these districts after the southern states refused to agree with the 14 th amendment. Many southern states remained defiant. In order to become U.S. states again, former states had to do the following: –Ratify a new state constitution –Swear loyalty to the Union –Grant civil rights to African Americans. After meeting these requirements, these former states could then officially become American states again. Image Courtesy of Peace%20at%20the%20End%20of%20Civil%20Wa r.jpg

Military Districts in the South Image Courtesy of Tennessee never became a Military District because they immediately started to cooperate with the Union after they surrendered. They were readmitted into the United States in 1869, the first one to return to the Union.

Civil Rights? th Amendment 13 th Amendment: –Officially made slavery illegal in all parts of the United States –1865 Image Courtesy of ype/images/man.jpg

Southern Response to the 13 th Amendment The south was afraid that African-Americans would consider themselves equal to the white man. Black Codes: –Treated African-Americans as second-class, not-as- important citizens. –Did not allow African- Americans to vote. –Ensured segregation Image Courtesy of y/Fac_To1877ChapterDocFiles/ChapterImages/Chapter1 5BlackCodes.JPG

Civil Rights Act of 1866 Stated that all people born in the United States were citizens Image Courtesy of online.org/historyphotos/ps_1875.gif

Civil Rights? th Amendment 14 th Amendment: –Officially declared that ANYBODY born in the United States, including an African- American, was a citizen of the United States. –1868 Image Courtesy of ionConvention/TheIllustrations/Images/0761IV- 7w500.jpg

Southern Response to the 14 th Amendment Now that the south was forced to admit African-Americans as citizens, they made up ways to prevent them from voting. Literacy Test: –Voters had to know how to read or write in order to vote. –(favored whites) Grandfather Clause: –If your grandfather could vote, then you can vote too. –(favored whites) Poll Taxes: –You had to pay a fee in order to vote. –(favored white) Image Courtesy of y/Fac_To1877ChapterDocFiles/ChapterImages/Chapter1 5BlackCodes.JPG

Civil Rights? th Amendment 15 th Amendment: –All citizens are guaranteed the right to participate in the government and vote in elections. In addition to the 15 th Amendment, the U.S. government officially turned the south into military districts. Image Courtesy of /f/fa/The_First_Vote.jpg/180px- The_First_Vote.jpg

Freedman’s Bureau Freedman’s Bureau: –In 1865, A department of the U.S. Government created to help newly freed African-Americans get: Food Health care Housing Jobs Education Image Courtesy of harpers_cartoon.jpg

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Sharecropping Sharcropping: –Former plantation owners would hire their former slaves to work the farms. –The plantation owner would give ex-slaves land on which to grow crops. –In return, African- Americans would have to pay the plantation owner up to as much as 50% of everything they grow or earn. Image Courtesy of ecroppers~8.jpg

Well, I’m free now. It’s time to get a job. Why don’t I start a farm! Oh wait... I don’t have money to buy a farm. Howdy, son! Hello, sir I hate it when people disrespect me by calling me, “son.” I lost all my slaves during the war, so I could use a helping hand on the plantation Sounds interesting... Tell me more Well, I will let you farm your own crop to sell. Just give me ¾ of everything you make or grow. That will be your payment for using my land. Well, I don’t have anything to lose, so why not give it a try?! Sure thing! I’ll be there this afternoon!

Months later YAY! Everything is harvested and ready for the market! Hello! I am here to take my ¾ from you! DARN IT!! This guy takes so much that I can’t make enough money!

ARGH!!! Now how am I ever going to earn enough money! Sharecroppin g is NOT FAIR! A few hours later

Northerners in the South Some Northerners really didn’t care for the southerners –They only cared about making money off of poor and exhausted southerners. Carpetbaggers: –The term used to refer to Northerners who would go to the south to sell needed supplies for outrageous prices. Image Courtesy of ction_of_the_south/media/carpetbagger.gif

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Rise of the Ku Klux Klan Ku Klux Klan: –An organization created in the south to intimidate and scare African-Americans into believing that the white men were more powerful. Image Courtesy of umb/f/fb/Misissippi_ku_klux.jpg/200px- Misissippi_ku_klux.jpg

Ku Klux Klan: Hate Out of Control The Ku Klux Klan: –Enforced the Black Codes –Attacked, injured, lynched, and killed African-Americans, Northerners, U.S. soldiers and their families. –Made sure that there would be segregation between blacks and whites. –Nearly destroyed by President U.S. Grant, but the KKK still survived.

Ku Klux Klan Effect into the 20 th Century The KKK was born out of Reconstruction It grew into a national force by the 1920’s. –In some places you couldn’t even dream of being elected if you weren’t a member! Took a major role in trying to stop the Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King Jr. The KKK is slowly dying away as more and more Americans become more educated accepting of others. Civil Rights March in the 1960’s, one hundred years after Reconstruction. Image Courtesy of Birmingham firefighters using high-powered hoses to attack African- American men, women, and children demonstrators for Civil Rights Image Courtesy of rights-protesters.jpg

Reconstrution in the 1870’s More and more laws were passed to help protect the African-Americans from unfair treatment. Along with enjoying their freedom, some African-Americans were elected to office. Image Courtesy of s/images/pho/t028/T028309A.jpg

After Reconstruction Jim Crow Laws: These were laws made to restrict the rights of African-Americans after Reconstruction. –When white southerners regained control of their states’ governments, they proceeded make arrangements to prevent African-Americans from ever holding power again. Image Courtesy of wLaws.png

Jim Crow "Every person...operating...any public hall, theater, opera house, motion picture show or any place of public entertainment or public assemblage which is attended by both white and colored persons, shall separate the white race and the colored race and shall set apart and designate...certain seats therein to be occupied by white persons and a portion thereof, or certain seats therein, to be occupied by colored persons.” – Virginia SUMMARY: Entertainment areas must be segregated. Information Courtesy of

Jim Crow "The conductors or managers on all such railroads shall have power, and are hereby required, to assign to each white or colored passenger his or her respective car, coach or compartment. If the passenger fails to disclose his race, the conductor and managers, acting in good faith, shall be the sole judges of his race.” - Virginia SUMMARY: Trains and railroads must be segregated. Information Courtesy of

Jim Crow "Books shall not be interchangeable between the white and colored schools, but shall continue to be used by the race first using them. " – North Carolina SUMMARY: African-American books cannot be handled by white children, and white books cannot be handled by African- American children. Information Courtesy of

Jim Crow "Any person...who shall be guilty of printing, publishing or circulating printed, typewritten or written matter urging or presenting for public acceptance or general information, arguments or suggestions in favor of social equality or of intermarriage between whites and Negroes, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to fine or not exceeding five hundred (500.00) dollars or imprisonment not exceeding six (6) months or both." – Mississippi SUMMARY: It is a crime to print or write about giving African- Americans equal treatment. Information Courtesy of

Jim Crow "It shall be unlawful for any amateur white baseball team to play baseball on any vacant lot or baseball diamond within two blocks of a playground devoted to the Negro race, and it shall be unlawful for any amateur colored baseball team to play baseball in any vacant lot or baseball diamond within two blocks of any playground devoted to the white race." – Georgia SUMMARY: African-American and white baseball teams are not allowed to play within two blocks of one another. Information Courtesy of

African-American Contributions to the United States during and right after Reconstruction Buffalo Soldiers: –Despite racism, many African-Americans moved out west and joined the United States cavalry to create the famous “Buffalo Soldiers” unit in the Indian Wars. Image Courtesy of /Army_buffalo_soldiers.jpg/200px- Army_buffalo_soldiers.jpg

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African-American Contributions to the United States during and right after Reconstruction Spanish-American War: –First war in which African-Americans fought in large numbers Image Courtesy of liberators_of_cuba.jpg

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