1. I. How did government change after the Civil War?

2. A) What period came after the war?
Reconstruction-
the process of reuniting the nation and rebuilding the South

3. B) What were the two problems with Recon?
No fixed plan for readmission
Authority?
Lincoln and Johnson think it’s the Executive’s job
Radicals believe Congress should control Recon

4. C) The Civil War Amendments
13th--- abolished slavery
14th--- equal rights and due process
15th--- male suffrage

5. 17th President
Andrew Johnson
Democrat
Tennessee

6. D) Johnson’s accomplishments
Firsts:
First veto override– Civil Rights Act of 1866
First impeachment- for violating the Tenure of Office Act, 1 short of 2/3 majority needed
Bought Alaska- first territory not part of the Continental US

7. II. How did the life of freedmen change after the war?

8. A) 90% stayed in the South
Pop- counted in pops, changed numbers in Congress
Jobs- sharecroppers and tenant farmers
Probs- deal with KKK and other supremacy groups

9. B) The Freedmen’s Bureau
Function: provided services
Successes: education
Failures: CORRUPT
Couldn’t redistribute land