Review for the Regents – Civil War and Reconstruction Do Now: Quiz on Early Presidents HW: Vocabulary Sheet on Industrialization in packet pages 15 & 16 Test tomorrow Quiz Tuesday on Civil War and Reconstruction
Review Packet Page 13
Sectionalism Each region developed its own special characteristics. North – Industrial South - agricultural
Abolitionists Harriet Beecher Stowe – Uncle Tom’s Cabin John Brown- Raid on Harper’s Ferry Frederick Douglas – The North Star Garrison – The Liberator Nat Turner – radical abolitionist. Led slave revolt – killed 50 owners and families. Harriet Tubman – The Underground Railroad.
Compromise of 1820 Problem: Maine and Missouri want admission to the Union. Solution: Missouri is a slave state and Maine is a free state. No slavery north of 36°30'N lat
Compromise of 1850 Problems: Slavery in the Mexican Cession? Can slaves be returned? Abolish slavery in Washington D.C.? California free or slave? Solution: Popular Sovereignty (vote) for Mexico. A stricter fugitive slave law. No slavery in D.C. California free.
Compromise of 1854 (Kansas Nebraska Act) Problem: Should slavery be allowed North of Solution: repealed the Missouri Compromise. Use principle of “popular sovereignty”. Led to Bleeding Kansas
President’s Plan Lincoln – treat leniently. “With malice towards none.” Assassinated in 1865 did not carry out plan (10% plan). Johnson – 10% plan (take oath of loyalty) Recognized new Southern governments. Pardoned rebel leaders.
Congressional Plan Radical Republicans – wanted to punish the South. Wanted blacks to have full equality. Wanted to enlarge “Freedmen’s Bureau” Military rule of the south. Southern states pass Black codes which angered Congress. Pass 13, 14, and 15 th amendments.
Impeachment Impeach – to accuse of a crime Tenure of Office Act – passed by Congress to limit Presidential power to dismiss own cabinet members. Johnson felt it was unconstitutional, so he dismissed Edwin Stanton (Secretary of War). Impeached – 1 vote short of removal from office.
Election to end Reconstruction 1876 – Tilden (Democrat) v. Hayes (Republican) Tilden wins popular vote, but short electoral vote. Election goes to Congress. Compromise – Democrats support Hayes Republicans remove military from the south. Appoint a southerner to the cabinet.