1. Reconstruction

2. Reconstruction (1)
Refers to the federal government’s plan to restore the South to the Union.

3. Lincoln’s Plan (2)
Wanted to reunite the south with the rest of the country
He did not want to punish the south.
Lincoln died before he could put his plan in place
Task fell to President Andrew Johnson

4. Johnson’s Plan (3)
Like Lincoln he did not want to punish the south and wanted to restore the South to the Union
Texas and other Confederate states had to meet certain conditions:
Set up temporary governments
Slavery had to be ended
Declare Secession illegal
All adult white males had to take an oath of loyalty to the U.S.

5. Reconstruction Problems (4)
Reconstruction was not smooth:
African Americans struggled with attaining equality
Many in the South still bitter about losing the war
Reconstruction of towns and Railroads slow
Economic Troubles

6. Reconstruction and Texas

7. Reconstruction and Texas (5)
Texas was not as badly damaged from the war as other southern states due to it’s distance from the main fighting.
Many railroads, ports, cities, and farms left undamaged.
During the war cotton production fell but after the war it increased.
Texas provided much needed food and soldiers to the war effort.
Many displaced southerners migrated to Texas after the war.
Population in Texas increased.

8. Reconstruction in Texas (6)
Texas had to re-write and adapt a new state constitution
African Americans still struggled with equality
Cotton production and railroad construction increased

9. Juneteenth (7)
Union General Gordon Granger took command of Texas after the war ended
On June 19th, 1865 Granger issued a proclamation freeing all slaves in Texas.
African Americans in Texas called this day Juneteenth.
Became a state holiday in 1979.

10. Emancipation Proclamation