Reconstruction

The time period after the Civil War to rebuild the United States of America after the Civil War

Goal Heal the nation INclusion of Freedmen (former slaves EXclusion of Southern Leaders who were blamed for starting the Civil War A picture from the reunion took place in 1913 at Gettysburg, with more than 50,000 Civil War Soldiers attending.

Lincoln’s Plan Lenient treatment towards the South Treat them with kindness and justice 13 th Amendment is passed – Ended Slavery in the United States Unable to carry out his plans because he was killed by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater

Andrew Johnson become president 1 st phase of Reconstruction “Presidential Reconstruction” Hard time getting along with Congress Congress wanted to punish the South Johnson wanted to carry on with Lincoln’s plan

Congress took over Reconstruction 2 nd Phase of Reconstruction “Congressional Reconstruction” – Punished the South – 14 th Amendment is passed Makes Freemen citizen of the United States – Divided into 5 military districts Made South feel like they were an occupied territory not part of the country

The Southern Reconstruction 3 rd Phase of Reconstruction New leaders and new state governments – Carpetbaggers Northerners who moved South – Scalawags Whites who lived in the South who voted for the Republican party – South did not like these people Some blacks were part of the government 15 th Amendment is passed – Freedmen had the right to vote

End of Reconstruction 4 th Phase of Reconstruction Compromise of 1877 – Tie between Tilden and Hayes – President Hayes promised to end Reconstruction People tired of Civil War time Wanted to look forward – to the future Westward expansion was the way to a better future for the United States

The New South Reconstruction reversed 5 th Phase of Reconstruction Freedmen treated as second class citizen – NOT INcluded into Southern Society South Aristocracy regains power – NOT EXcluded into the new south

Life for the Freedmen Harsh and difficult Given rights but unable to exercise (practice those rights) – right to vote but the Ku Klux Klan used fear to stop them – Right to own property but Sharecropping kept them in poverty – 14 th amendment made them citizen but Jim Crow Laws separated them in society – Had opportunities but Black Codes kept them at the bottom of society BUT Freedmen were allowed to have things that at one time they were not allowed to have – Schools – churches