1. PRESIDENTIAL RECONSTRUCTION
PHASE ONE:
PRESIDENTIAL RECONSTRUCTION
“Forgive and Forget.”

2. Presidential Reconstruction
“Forgive and Forget”
Johnson and Lincoln wanted to forgive the South and bring them back into the Union.
After Lincoln’s death, Johnson tried to continue his policies
Radical Republicans in the north, wanted to punish the south.
They disagreed with Lincoln and Johnson

3. New Amendment
Amendment: changes to the Constitution
13th Amendment: Bans slavery in the United States and any of its territories

4. Freedmen’s Bureau: Created during Presidential Reconstruction
The country’s 1st federal relief agency
Established to aid former enslaved African Americans from the South
Gave out meals, medical supplies, and clothing
Set up schools for African Americans
Educated more than 250,000

5. Segregation
As freedmen gained their freedom and some rights, Southern states started Black Codes to restrict black rights
Black Codes limited the economic and physical freedoms of former slaves
Curfews (could not go out after sunset)
Vagrancy (those convicted of not working were fined for years work)
Land restrictions (could only rent homes in rural areas)