1. The Civil War ( )
Part 3: Reconstruction

2. Rebuilding the Union
From the beginning, Lincoln had wanted to make the South’s return to the Union as easy as possible.

3. Rebuilding the Union
The process of bringing the South back into the Union was known as Reconstruction.

4. Rebuilding the Union
Unfortunately, Lincoln would never get the opportunity to see Reconstruction through.
On the night of April 14, 1865, Lincoln attended a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC.

5. The Star of the Show
An actor named John Wilkes Booth had been planning to kidnap Lincoln for months.
He heard of the President’s plan to attend the play.
His plan moved from kidnapping to assassination.

6. The Conspiracy
Booth had co-conspirators (accomplices) who were also supposed to assassinated the Secretary of State and Vice-President Johnson that night. All of them back out at the last minute
John Surrat, Confederate Secret Service
Samuel Arnold, friend
Michael O’Laughlin, friend
David Herold, a pharmacist

7. Lincoln’s Dream?
According to Lincoln fried, lawyer Ward Hill Lamon, Lincoln told Lamon of a disturbing dream he had of his own assassination, on April 4th, 1865.

8. The Assassination of Lincoln, 1865
Dream or not, Lincoln attended the showing of Our American Cousin, a comedy, at Ford’s theater the night of April 14th, 1865.

9. The Assassination of Lincoln, 1865
Booth attended the play as well, bringing a single shot pistol and a hunting knife.

10. The Assassination of Lincoln, 1865
Booth, familiar with both the theater and the play, timed his moves perfectly.
He waited for a joke that would cause the theater to erupt in laughter, hoping the noise would muffle the sound of the shot.

14. The Assassination of Lincoln, 1865
Booth jumped from the balcony, breaking his leg, but escaped.
Lincoln died the following day.

15. The Assassination of Lincoln, 1865
Newspapers printed wanted posters announcing that Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theater

16. The Assassination of Lincoln, 1865
A few days later, Booth was found in a nearby tobacco warehouse.
He didn’t leave the building alive

17. The Assassination of Lincoln, 1865
His accomplices were tried, convicted of treason, and hung.

18. President Johnson
Vice-President Andrew Johnson was sworn in as president.
Without the strength of Lincoln, the Radical Republicans began to control Reconstruction

19. Reconstruction
Presidential Reconstruction – bring the South back easily
Radical Reconstruction – punish the South before allowing them to enter the Union

20. Reconstruction Amendments
One condition for the South to reenter the Union was to accept the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution.

21. 1. The 13th Amendment
Freed the slaves, ended slavery in the United States

22. 2. The 14th Amendment
Former slaves became citizens of the United States

23. 3. The 15th Amendment
Gave African-American males the right to vote

24. How you remember the amendments13 14 15
Free
Citizens
Vote

25. Conclusion
Reconstruction would not be complete in the South until 1877 (12 years after the Civil War ended.)
The issue of race in the South has never been resloved.
Even today, we are still a sectional society

27. Conclusion
The issue of state’s rights and sectional differences between the North and the South are still very real issues in the United States
The issue of slavery has been replaced by Civil Rights, and more recently Gay Rights.
Even as recent as 2009, states have mentioned secession as an option.

28. The End

29. GO WILDCATS!