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RECONSTRUCTION

Richmond, Virginia - 1865. After the Confederacy surrendered to end the Civil War, the U.S. government faced the question of how to deal with the defeated southern states. Those states not only needed to be rebuilt due to the devastation of the war but they had to be re-admitted back into the Union. This period in American history is known as

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RECONSTRUCTION

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    3. Plans of Reconstruction There were four different plans for Reconstruction: Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan Wade - Davis Bill Andrew Johnson’s Plan Reconstruction Act

    4. Ten Percent Plan (1863) Proposed by: President Abraham Lincoln Conditions for former Confederate states to rejoin the Union: Ten percent of voters must swear loyalty to the Union. Must abolish slavery.

    6. Wade - Davis Bill (1864) Proposed by: Republicans in Congress Conditions for former Confederate states to rejoin Union: Majority of white men must swear loyalty. Former Confederate volunteers cannot vote or hold office.

    7. Andrew Johnson’s Plan (1865) Proposed by: Andrew Johnson Conditions for former Confederate states to rejoin Union: Majority of white men must swear loyalty. Must ratify Thirteenth Amendment. Former Confederate officials may vote and hold office.

    8. Reconstruction Act (1867) Proposed by: Radical Republicans Conditions for former Confederate states to rejoin Union: Must disband state governments. Must write new constitutions. Must ratify the Fourteenth Amendment. African Americans must be allowed to vote.

    13. Gave food and clothing to former slaves. Tried to find jobs for freedmen. Helped poor whites as well. Provided medical care for over 1 million people.

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