The Reconstruction Era 1865-1877
The "House Divided" is Reunited
Explantion of Reconstrction
Reconstruction basically as bringing the south back into the Union "peacefully".
RECONSTRUCTION AMENDMENTS
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment made slavery illegal.
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment gave African American Men citizenship in America. This overturned the Dred Scott ruling.
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment made all men, any race able to vote
Presidential vs Congressional Reconstruction Plans
Presidential Reconstruction ( Lincoln and Johnson's Plan)
These guys wanted to make it easy for the confed's to come back in to the union. But first their were some perimeters they had to agree to