1. Reconstruction
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2. Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction
The Nation’s attempt to rebuild the South after the Civil War was known as Reconstruction
President Lincoln and Vice President Andrew Johnson wanted to reunify the nation after the war

3. Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan
Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan- only ten percent of each state had to take oath to the Union to be forgiven

4. Radical Republicans oppose Lincoln
Many Radical Republicans felt Lincoln was too lenient on the South Felt that the Confederacy committed a crime by leaving the union

5. Wade- Davis Bill
Wade-Davis Bill- required that a majority of a state must pledge allegiance to the union before being brought back into union

6. Rebuilding Southern Politics
Scalawags- People from the South who supported the Union
Carpetbaggers- People from the North who traveled South to take advantage of the rebuilding process

7. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Due to tensions between the North and South after the war...
John Wilkes Booth assassinates Abraham Lincoln at Ford Theater on April 15, 1865
Vice President Andrew Johnson becomes the 17th President of the United States
Greatly angers Radical Republicans in Congress

9. Congress vs. the President
Andrew Johnson is impeached by violating the Office of Tenure Act
Impeachment- to charge the President of a crime
Real Reason:
The Radical Republicans of Congress hated him
Felt he was too lenient on the south