2. Reconstruction 20.1 By Patricia Alvarez June 20, 2006

3. Table of Contents Rebuilding the South The South After the Civil War The Meaning of Freedom Planning Reconstruction Lincoln’s Plan The Wade- Davis Bill The Thirteenth Amendment The Freedmen’s Bureau A New President

4. Rebuilding the South The war had dramatically changed the landscape of the South and the lives of southerners.

5. The South After the Civil War Southern soldiers –Many permanently disabled –Returned home: Farms destroyed Cities in ruins Families were killed Threat of starvation Transportation and communication destroyed Banks failed and merchants went bankrupt Confederate currency worthless All was lost except for their….. –DEBTS

6. The Meaning of Freedom Emancipation spread slowly Held ceremonies to legalize marriages Moved freely Looked for relatives Wanted to own land

7. Planning Reconstruction What is Reconstruction? The process of reuniting the nation and rebuilding the southern states in the absence of slavery. Government stepped in

8. Lincoln’s Plan Reunite the nation Proposed a plan for readmitting the southern states Offered amnesty, (an official pardon) for illegal acts supporting the rebellion Who would receive amnesty? Southerners who would pledge an oath of loyalty to the U.S. and accept a ban on slavery.

9. The Wade-Davis Bill Republican members disagreed with Lincoln’s plan Wade and Davis proposed a stricter alternative to Lincoln’s plan –A state had to meet two conditions before it could rejoin the Union First-ban slavery Second-majority of adult males in the state had to take the loyalty oath Lincoln refused to sign this bill

10. The Thirteenth Amendment Made slavery illegal throughout the United States Went into effect December 18, 1865

11. The Freedmen’s Bureau Established 1865 Provided relief for all poor people –Black and white –In the South Established more schools in the South Freedmen’s Bureau Relief for all poor Black or White

12. A New President Lincoln assassinated –April 14, 1865 –At Ford’s Theater –By John Wilkes Booth Vice-President Andrew Johnson was sworn in

13. Fun Facts Andrew Johnson was a tailor’s apprentice Started his own tailoring business He was vice-president for less than six weeks

14. Comprehension Check 1. What did southern soldiers return to? 2. List what the meaning of freedom meant for the freed people? 3. What is reconstruction? 4. Amnesty is………. 5. What is the importance of the Wade-Davis Bill? 6. What is the thirteenth amendment? 7. The Freedmon’s Bureau provided what? 8. Why did Andrew Johnson become president within six weeks? 9. Who killed Lincoln?

15. Works Cited Stuckey, Sterlling and Linda Salvucci. “Call To Freedom”, Chapter 20.1, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2000 www.usatoday.com www.mrburnett.net www.njn.net www.jungleblurb.com www.lycos.com www.us.history.wisc.edc.com www.springfield.k12.il.us www.learner.org