True or False Have you ever regretted something? Does our country hold regret? Is it true that we can forgive and forget? Does the END ever justify the MEANS?

The Debt Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) THIS is the debt I pay Just for one riotous day, Years of regret and grief, Sorrow without relief. Pay it I will to the end— 5 Until the grave, my friend, Gives me a true release— Gives me the clasp of peace. Slight was the thing I bought, Small was the debt I thought, 10 Poor was the loan at best— God! but the interest!

What can this poem connect with during this time period? Slavery Stealing War/Fighting Elections

Civil War Amendments… What are the three amendments added to the Constitution during the Reconstruction period?

The 13 th Amendment ABOLITION OF SLAVERY “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.”

The 14 th Amendment THE RIGHTS OF CITIZENS “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of the law” Ex: Brown vs. Board of Ed

The 15 th Amendment VOTING RIGHTS “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”

After reading the different court cases… How has this amendment affected the lives of Americans? How can it play a role in your life? How did it effect Reconstruction? What is it’s relevance today? Google search 14 th Amendment – in the news

Discuss We can argue that reconstruction is an ongoing process. Note examples of American life that still require “reconstruction” and compare to what they struggled with in the past.

REVIEW 1. Southern legislatures’ response to the 13 th Amendment was to pass “black codes” that denied African Americans many of their rights as citizens

Guided Reading Republicans were outraged at the black codes and President Johnson because they felt that Johnson was allowing the South to bring back many of the worst characteristics of slavery

Guided Reading Radical Republicans’ two chief goals are to break the power of wealthy southern planters and to ensure that freedmen could exercise their right to vote

Guided Reading The 14 th Amendment stated that all persons born in the US were citizens and that no state could deny a person of life, liberty, or property without due process

Guided Reading The 1866 elections resulted in Republican majorities in both houses of Congress

Guided Reading The Reconstruction Act required that former Confederate states ratify the 14 th Amendment, write new constitutions and allow African Americans to vote; it also established martial law in the south

Guided Reading President Johnson was impeached because he tried to limit the effect of the radical Reconstruction program

Guided Reading Republicans supported the 15 th Amendment because they honored African American rights, they felt that northern African Americans should be treated equally with those in the South, and they knew that African Americans would vote Republican

Guided Reading 18.2 Key Terms: Radical Reconstruction restructuring of southern society by the 1867 Congress black codes laws that severely limited rights of freedmen in the South

Consider for tomorrow… Three new Amendments were added to the constitution at this time. What were they? Why are they important to us? Hint: We just talked about 2 of them!!!