The Reconstruction
Nicole Gaethke
The three Civil Rights Amendments
The 13th Amendment was passed in December of 1865. This amendment abolished slavery.
The 14th Amendment:
The 14th Amendment was ratified in July of 1868. The purpose of this amendment was to provide citizenship and equal protection to the freed people. The southern states would be punished if they denied the right to vote to the black citizens.
The 15th Amendment:
The 15th Amendment was approved in February of 1870. It intended to guarantee federal voting and give African American men the right to vote. This amendment did not give rights to women, who were therefore infuriated.
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment "ended the slavery".
President Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln hoped for a rapid Reconstruction process and had a very thought out plan for his nation.
President Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson became president after Lincoln's assassination and carried out the Reconstruction plan in his own way.
Plans for Reconstruction
Lincoln's plan is also known as the 10% plan because when 10% of the voting population took an oath of loyalty and established a government, then reconstruction would started . He wished to replace majority rule with "royal rule" instead. He did not consult the Congress and pardoned all but the highest ranking military and civilian Confederate officers. The Wade Davis Bill was passed that allowed 50% of the voters to swear they never voluntarily aided the rebellion. He hoped to end all bitterness and for the reconstruction process to move very rapidly.
President Johnson:
President Johnson was very racist and was against the wealthy, or commonly known as a democrat. He agreed with Lincoln's statement that the states never legally left the union. He believed that amnesty would be given to all but the Confederate civil and military officers. Those with property that valued over $20,000 had to accept minimum conditions on slavery, secession, and state debates. Governors were in charge of the Constitutional Conventions. Johnson's plan limited rights to certain specific leading Confederates as well as bringing planter aristocrats back to power. Johnson wanted the South to dominate over the Republican party.
Congress:
On March of 1867 Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts. This act divided the south into five military districts. This only included the states that had not yet been readmitted to the Union. Ten southern states then decided to ratify the 14th Amendment. The Congress overpowered Johnson's vetoes and reinstated the Freedmen's Bureau Bill and The 1866 Civil Rights Acts.
Radical Republicans:
The Radical Republicans were a group that hoped to fix problems left after the war. They were led by carpetbaggers and scalawags. They worked together to help rebuild the south. Much of the progress made in the south is credited to the Radical Republicans. They restored education, roads, and improved agriculture and society.
The Black Codes
Racism and Discrimination
The End of the Reconstruction
The Ku Klux Klan
The KKK are commonly known for causing violence towards the African Americans.
Readmitting to the Union
This pictures shows the Confederate states that had been readmitted to the Union during Reconstruction.
Sharecropping
Many African Americans had become sharecroppers.
How the Reconstruction Affects Us Today
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