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Radical Reconstruction

Radical Reconstruction. Focus Activity. The Civil War, 1861-1865. Reconstruction Era. Photograph of ruins in Richmond, Virginia, taken in 1865. Major Questions After the Civil War. How should the South be rebuilt? How should the states that seceded be brought back into the Union?

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Radical Reconstruction

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  1. Radical Reconstruction

  2. Focus Activity

  3. The Civil War, 1861-1865

  4. Reconstruction Era Photograph of ruins in Richmond, Virginia, taken in 1865

  5. Major Questions After the Civil War • How should the South be rebuilt? • How should the states that seceded be brought back into the Union? • How should former slaves be incorporated into the country as freed men and women?

  6. Reconstructing a Nation • After 4 years of war and over 200 years of slavery, could Northerners and Southerners rebuild the South together? • Could they unify as citizens of the same country? Photograph of a Union soldier camp taken between 1861 and 1865

  7. Punishment for the Confederate States? • Should people who fought against the United States be recognized as citizens? Should they be punished? Illustration of the Attack on Fort Sumter from 1861 • What should be done to the Southern state governments that fought against the United States?

  8. African Americans in the South • How would freed men and women be treated in the Southern states? • How would Northerners address the issue of including former slaves as citizens in society? Photograph of an enslaved family in South Carolina taken in 1862 • What were some major challenges that former • slaves faced?

  9. After the War • South lay in ruins (destroyed) • Nearly 4 million freedman (freed slaves) needed food, clothing, & jobs • President Lincoln planned for Reconstruction, the rebuilding of the South Ruins seen from the Circular Church, Charleston, S.C., 1865. 111-B-4667. http://www.archives.gov/research/civil-war/photos/images/civil-war-112.jpg

  10. Lincoln’s Reconstruction Plan • Reunite Union quickly • Southern state could form a new government after 10 % of its voters swore loyalty to U.S. • States also had to abolish slavery • Many in Congress didn’t like Lincoln’s plan & wanted a stricter form of Reconstruction http://www.archives.gov/research/civil-war/photos/images/civil-war-188.jpg

  11. Freedman’s Bureau was created by Congress It gave food, clothing, & other kinds of help to the freedman. Thirteenth Amendment Passed by Congress in January, 1865 Ended slavery throughout the U.S. Acts of Congress

  12. Room of African American women sewing. Glimpses at the Freedmen - The Freedmen's Union Industrial School, Richmond, Va. / from a sketch by Jas E. Taylor (1866). http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/aaodyssey:@field(NUMBER+@band(cph+3a33775))

  13. Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865 • Andrew Johnson became President John Wilkes Booth http://www.archives.gov/research/civil-war/photos/images/civil-war-198.jpg http://www.archives.gov/research/civil-war/photos/images/civil-war-202.jpg

  14. Reconstruction Plan of Andrew Johnson • In each southern states, a majority of voters must swear loyalty to the U.S. • Each state must approve the 13th Amendment • Then each state could rejoin the Union Andrew Johnson, Vice President & President http://www.archives.gov/research/civil-war/photos/images/civil-war-187.jpg

  15. Impeachment of Johnson Tenure of Office Act: Restricted the President of removing a cabinet member without Senate approval. Johnson removed Sec. of War Edwin Stanton. Johnson was aquitted, (he was not removed from office).

  16. Southern States met Johnson’s demands Republicans in Congress outraged because African Americans were not allowed to vote & former Confederate Leaders were elected to Congress Response to Johnson’s Plan

  17. Central Historical Question Why was the Radical Republican plan for Reconstruction considered “radical”?

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