The American Civil War
... laws (black codes). S Johnson vetoed the Freedmen’s Bureau Act and Civil Rights Act. ...
... laws (black codes). S Johnson vetoed the Freedmen’s Bureau Act and Civil Rights Act. ...
Nov. 18 From Presidential to Radical reconstruction
... “There’s no such thing as reconstruction. These States have not gone out of the Union. Therefore reconstruction ...
... “There’s no such thing as reconstruction. These States have not gone out of the Union. Therefore reconstruction ...
Reconstruction - 8th Grade US History Overview
... - only state governments punish people who violate black civil rights • In U.S. v. Reese (1876), Supreme Court: - states could prevent African Americans from voting • Court decisions weaken Reconstruction ...
... - only state governments punish people who violate black civil rights • In U.S. v. Reese (1876), Supreme Court: - states could prevent African Americans from voting • Court decisions weaken Reconstruction ...
Presidential vs. Congressional Plans
... Reconstruction. They believed that by seceding, the southern states had given up “all civil and political rights under the Constitution.” Moreover, they believed that it was the responsibility of Congress and not the president to plan and oversee Reconstruction. In June of 1866, Congress, led by the ...
... Reconstruction. They believed that by seceding, the southern states had given up “all civil and political rights under the Constitution.” Moreover, they believed that it was the responsibility of Congress and not the president to plan and oversee Reconstruction. In June of 1866, Congress, led by the ...
The Civil War - Fort Bragg USD
... • Why did the Southern states begin to secede? • What was the beginning of fighting during the Civil War? • What were the Northern advantages when the war broke out? • What were the Southern advantages? • Who was the President of the South during the Civil War? ...
... • Why did the Southern states begin to secede? • What was the beginning of fighting during the Civil War? • What were the Northern advantages when the war broke out? • What were the Southern advantages? • Who was the President of the South during the Civil War? ...
Chapter 4 PowerPoint
... •Some Congress members thought re-admitting states to the Union was only a power of Congress; some thought the South never officially left the union. •Others thought southern states should go through the same admission process for statehood as territories. Congress Responds, Tragedy Strikes • Congre ...
... •Some Congress members thought re-admitting states to the Union was only a power of Congress; some thought the South never officially left the union. •Others thought southern states should go through the same admission process for statehood as territories. Congress Responds, Tragedy Strikes • Congre ...
PDF - first - The Wilson Quarterly
... Later, the Radicals renewed the legislative battle for permanent land confiscation and distribution. They failed in their efforts to make this part of the First Reconstruction Act passed on March 2, 1867. By the time the Second Reconstruction Act was enacted on March 23, 1867, land distribution was ...
... Later, the Radicals renewed the legislative battle for permanent land confiscation and distribution. They failed in their efforts to make this part of the First Reconstruction Act passed on March 2, 1867. By the time the Second Reconstruction Act was enacted on March 23, 1867, land distribution was ...
North South Divisions and Westward Expansion
... newly freed slaves had few options other than sharecropping or tenant farming. This caused them to work for former slaveholders in much the same conditions as slavery. ...
... newly freed slaves had few options other than sharecropping or tenant farming. This caused them to work for former slaveholders in much the same conditions as slavery. ...
12-10 Reading- On-Level Presidential Reconstruction
... possible. He believed that punishing the South would only delay healing the nation. The president offered a pardon to all Southerners who were willing to swear an oath of loyalty to the United States. When 10 percent of a state’s voters had taken the oath of loyalty, the state could form a new gover ...
... possible. He believed that punishing the South would only delay healing the nation. The president offered a pardon to all Southerners who were willing to swear an oath of loyalty to the United States. When 10 percent of a state’s voters had taken the oath of loyalty, the state could form a new gover ...
File
... Texas / annexed California (reopened the slavery issue in the U.S.) Gained future states of Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, ...
... Texas / annexed California (reopened the slavery issue in the U.S.) Gained future states of Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, ...
Document
... Southern states had to approve (ratify) the 13th Amendment, nullify their ordinances of secession, and promise not to repay money borrowed during the war. He also named provisional governors in Confederate states and called them to oversee elections and the creation of new state constitutions. © ...
... Southern states had to approve (ratify) the 13th Amendment, nullify their ordinances of secession, and promise not to repay money borrowed during the war. He also named provisional governors in Confederate states and called them to oversee elections and the creation of new state constitutions. © ...
Reconstruction - Spokane Public Schools
... from the North. Most Southern whites considered these governments illegal. Some whites used violence to prevent blacks from voting. The North gradually lost interest in Reconstruction. In time, Southern whites regained control of their state governments. They took away many of the rights that Africa ...
... from the North. Most Southern whites considered these governments illegal. Some whites used violence to prevent blacks from voting. The North gradually lost interest in Reconstruction. In time, Southern whites regained control of their state governments. They took away many of the rights that Africa ...
Chapter 5 PP
... • Johnson did not seek to elevate the status of African Americans. He expected the United States to have a “government for white men.” He did not want African Americans to have a vote. • Johnson supported states’ rights, which would allow the laws and customs of the state to outweigh federal regulat ...
... • Johnson did not seek to elevate the status of African Americans. He expected the United States to have a “government for white men.” He did not want African Americans to have a vote. • Johnson supported states’ rights, which would allow the laws and customs of the state to outweigh federal regulat ...
The Civil War and Reconstruction
... • Diaries and Letters of Union and Confederate Soldiers • Emancipation Proclamation • Gettysburg Address • Freedmen’s Bureau • Black Codes • Ku Klux Klan ...
... • Diaries and Letters of Union and Confederate Soldiers • Emancipation Proclamation • Gettysburg Address • Freedmen’s Bureau • Black Codes • Ku Klux Klan ...
Reconstruction doc
... showed that Johnson wanted to __________________ the leaders who he believed had tricked the South’s people into __________________. Johnson said only loyal, pardoned whites could __________ for delegates to the state constitutional conventions. Johnson stated, “white men alone must manage the south ...
... showed that Johnson wanted to __________________ the leaders who he believed had tricked the South’s people into __________________. Johnson said only loyal, pardoned whites could __________ for delegates to the state constitutional conventions. Johnson stated, “white men alone must manage the south ...
Reconstruction - New Smyrna Beach High School
... 3. Significantly, Republicans in 1867 could not get northerners to agree to suffrage for blacks in the North as racist tendencies were strong. Republicans held a razor thin supermajority and could not push the suffrage issue lest they be voted out. a. President-elect Grant did not receive a majority ...
... 3. Significantly, Republicans in 1867 could not get northerners to agree to suffrage for blacks in the North as racist tendencies were strong. Republicans held a razor thin supermajority and could not push the suffrage issue lest they be voted out. a. President-elect Grant did not receive a majority ...
Life for Former Slaves After the War
... money. Instead of paying in cash, many landowners paid them in shares. • A landowner would provide a cabin and supplies. (tools, mules, seeds, etc.) • At harvest time the landowner would take part of the crops, plus enough to cover the cost of the worker’s rent and supplies. What was left was the wo ...
... money. Instead of paying in cash, many landowners paid them in shares. • A landowner would provide a cabin and supplies. (tools, mules, seeds, etc.) • At harvest time the landowner would take part of the crops, plus enough to cover the cost of the worker’s rent and supplies. What was left was the wo ...
USHC 3 Civil War and Reconstruction
... Election of 1860 and Southern Succession By the time the presidential election of 1860 had arrived the country was at a boiling point regarding slavery. The election consisted of Stephen Douglas , a northern democrat who supported popular sovereignty, Vice President John Breckinridge, a southern de ...
... Election of 1860 and Southern Succession By the time the presidential election of 1860 had arrived the country was at a boiling point regarding slavery. The election consisted of Stephen Douglas , a northern democrat who supported popular sovereignty, Vice President John Breckinridge, a southern de ...
Chapter 6 PowerPoint
... After the War Alabama suffered between 30,000 and 40,000 casualties in the war. A casualty is a person who is injured, killed, or captured during a war. President Lincoln signed and issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the war, which freed enslaved people in Confederate states. In 1865, the ...
... After the War Alabama suffered between 30,000 and 40,000 casualties in the war. A casualty is a person who is injured, killed, or captured during a war. President Lincoln signed and issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the war, which freed enslaved people in Confederate states. In 1865, the ...
Chapter-6
... After the War Alabama suffered between 30,000 and 40,000 casualties in the war. A casualty is a person who is injured, killed, or captured during a war. President Lincoln signed and issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the war, which freed enslaved people in Confederate states. In 1865, the ...
... After the War Alabama suffered between 30,000 and 40,000 casualties in the war. A casualty is a person who is injured, killed, or captured during a war. President Lincoln signed and issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the war, which freed enslaved people in Confederate states. In 1865, the ...
US History I: Semester 1
... In May 1865, while Congress was on break, Johnson announced his own plan, Presidential Reconstruction. The new president declared that the remaining Confederate states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas) could join the Union if they met several conditi ...
... In May 1865, while Congress was on break, Johnson announced his own plan, Presidential Reconstruction. The new president declared that the remaining Confederate states (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas) could join the Union if they met several conditi ...
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... were territories applying for statehood. Ignoring the Missouri Compromise 36 degree latitude policy the US government allowed citizens in these territories the opportunity to vote on whether slavery would be legal or illegal. This was known as popular sovereignty. After bloody conflicts between pros ...
... were territories applying for statehood. Ignoring the Missouri Compromise 36 degree latitude policy the US government allowed citizens in these territories the opportunity to vote on whether slavery would be legal or illegal. This was known as popular sovereignty. After bloody conflicts between pros ...
Slide 1
... Excerpt from an article written by General D.H. Hill. -"The Civil War, Strange & Fascinating Facts" by Burke Davis -"Teaching American History in Maryland - Documents for the Classroom: Arrest of the Maryland Legislature, 1861” Maryland ...
... Excerpt from an article written by General D.H. Hill. -"The Civil War, Strange & Fascinating Facts" by Burke Davis -"Teaching American History in Maryland - Documents for the Classroom: Arrest of the Maryland Legislature, 1861” Maryland ...
UNITED STATES HISTORY AND THE CONSTITUTION
... were organized to intimidate black voters in the South. African Americans were able to vote only with the protection of federal troops stationed in the South under military ...
... were organized to intimidate black voters in the South. African Americans were able to vote only with the protection of federal troops stationed in the South under military ...