1. Have a seat but be prepared to move New Seating Chart

2. You are a Southerner at the end of the Civil War. What does the South look like at the end of the war?

3. Agenda Becoming a Southerner Review: 4 Reconstruction Plans Homework Check Leadership: Instability and Change Reform Movements Political Cartoon Lens Jigsaw

4. Get out your Vocab!

5. Leaders: Instability and Change 3 Reconstruction Presidents Lincoln Assassination: April 15, 1865 – Good leader; didn’t get long in office Johnson – Conflict with Congress – Impeachment Grant Presidency – Scandal Constant change to Reconstruction policies

6. Johnson Impeachment Johnson v. Radical Republicans – Johnson: “white man’s government” – Radical Republicans: rights for freedmen – Reconstruction Acts and presidential vetoes Tenure of Office Act in 1867 – Senate permission needed to dismiss certain government positions – Johnson dismisses Secretary of War Stanton Stanton supported Radical Republicans

7. Johnson Impeachment February 24, 1868 Impeach: To charge a public official with improper conduct in office before a proper tribunal Next step = Trial before Senate 1 vote away from dismissing Johnson

8. Grant Presidency Scandals Presidential Pardons

9. Southern Reforms Freedmen’s Bureau Investment – Schools – Infrastructure (roads, bridges, water sources) Economic Diversification – New South – Textiles

11. How is Reconstruction seen? Group activity Look at political cartoons and decide how they portray Reconstruction What events in Reconstruction do they show? What do they make the reader think about Reconstruction? Good, bad? Effective, ineffective? Jigsaw next

12. My friend, I think you had better use all means to get ashore; even if it is a black man that saves you. Give me your hand master, now that I have got a good hold of this tree I can help you out of your trouble. You go to thunder! Do you think I’ll let an infernal Nigger take Me by the hand? –no sir-ree, this is a white man’s government. The Solid South Carpet Bag and Bayonet Rule Rule or Ruin 1 2 3 4

13. Jigsaw New groups- 1 member for each cartoon Explain your cartoon to group Listen to group members explain their cartoons Take notes