1. Opener (Monday January 2, 2012)
Welcome back! What are some New Years’ resolutions that you have made for yourself? What are you hoping to accomplish this year and how will you do it?

2. Semester II Overview Chapters: 16-32 Topics: -Reconstruction
-Indian removal
-Industrial expansion
-Great War
-Boom and bust (1920s and 30s)
-World War II
-Civil Rights Movement
-Cold War

3. AP U.S. History Ch. 16: Reconstruction

4. Post-Civil War Era Northerners split on Reconstruction issue
-White House: quick, minimal change
-Congress: slow, radical change
Lincoln’s plan
-Hoped leniency would help
-Congress resentful
Andrew Johnson
-Southern Democrat
-Approved of conventions in south
-Clashes with Congress

6. Radical Republicans Congress insists on voting rights for blacks
-Will vote for Republicans
-Take power from planter class
Johnson vetoes bills
-Congress distrusts Johnson
14th Amendment
-Citizenship guaranteed
-Equal protection clause
-Due process clause

7. Radical Reconstruction
Military occupation
-To ensure voting rights
-Need for long-term protection
-Many uneasy
1866
-Republican veto-proof majority
-Johnson loses credibility, support

8. Opener: Wednesday, January 4th
Put yourself in the place of a newly freed slave in the south in What options would you have open to you and what would you do? How would life in some ways be scarier after being emancipated?

9. Southern Society Three distinct groups emerge:
-Southern whites: keep blacks inferior
-Northern whites: “carpetbaggers”
-Newly freed blacks: want equality
40 Acres and a Mule?
-Idea to give all ex-slaves land
-Freedman’s Bureau
-Land goes to whites
-Ex-slaves as sharecroppers

10. Southern Whites Respond
Segregation increased
-Separate churches, schools emerge
-Whites enforce it
Black Codes
-Southern legislatures
-Certain rights denied
-Meant to control black population
-Insured white superiority in south

11. Opener (Thursday, January 5th)
What do you know about the impeachment of President Clinton? Do you find it surprising that only 2 out of 45 presidents have ever been impeached? Why or why not?

12. Impeachment Congress grew frustrated with Johnson
-Tenure of Office Act
-Johnson takes the bait
-Impeachment = trial
-One vote shy of removal
-Public sentiment turns

13. Impeachment Ticket

14. Impeachment Activity
Use the links on mrcain.weebly.com to find information about U.S. Presidential impeachments
Answer the following in paragraph form:
1. What were the reasons for impeaching both Johnson and Clinton? Do you believe these were legitimate reasons? Why or why not?
2. What was the result of both trials? How close did Johnson and Clinton come to being removed?
3. Evaluate the political consequences for both the Presidents and the Congresses involved. Who was hurt more and did anyone gain popularity?

15. Opener (Tuesday, January 10th)
Do you believe that the Reconstruction effort in the south would have fared any better if Lincoln had still been the President? Why or why not?