RECONSTRUCTION
... • After Lincoln’s assassination, Johnson had a similar plan to Lincoln’s. • Johnson felt that the South had re-entered the Union and his work was done. • The Radical Republicans ...
... • After Lincoln’s assassination, Johnson had a similar plan to Lincoln’s. • Johnson felt that the South had re-entered the Union and his work was done. • The Radical Republicans ...
Chapter 2, Lesson 4 The End of Slavery
... women had as much right to vote as men but the amendment did not allow women that right. • President Johnson was against both the 14th and 15th amendments. • Congress tried to impeach Johnson for his actions. ...
... women had as much right to vote as men but the amendment did not allow women that right. • President Johnson was against both the 14th and 15th amendments. • Congress tried to impeach Johnson for his actions. ...
PowerPoint on Reconstruction
... 1869 Congress passes Georgia Act (GA under military control again) 1870 GA Supreme Court rules in favor of Black legislators 1870 Georgia readmitted into Union after approving of 14th and 15th Amendments 1871 Democrat James M. Smith elected new governor (all governor will be Democrats until ...
... 1869 Congress passes Georgia Act (GA under military control again) 1870 GA Supreme Court rules in favor of Black legislators 1870 Georgia readmitted into Union after approving of 14th and 15th Amendments 1871 Democrat James M. Smith elected new governor (all governor will be Democrats until ...
Post Civil War America: Reconstruction & the South
... • Its fiercest leaders, Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner, had died. • Supreme Court decisions, such as the Slaughterhouse Cases, in which the Court said that most civil rights were under state control and not protected by the Fourteenth Amendment, weakened its protections. • As support for Recons ...
... • Its fiercest leaders, Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner, had died. • Supreme Court decisions, such as the Slaughterhouse Cases, in which the Court said that most civil rights were under state control and not protected by the Fourteenth Amendment, weakened its protections. • As support for Recons ...
Reconstruction Comes to Georgia
... 1865) that tried to keep freed men from exercising their new civil rights 21. What methods of terrorism did the Ku Klux Klan use to intimidate African Americans? Beatings, whippings, and murder 22. What right did the 15th amendment give to all Americans? It gave all male citizens the right to vote 2 ...
... 1865) that tried to keep freed men from exercising their new civil rights 21. What methods of terrorism did the Ku Klux Klan use to intimidate African Americans? Beatings, whippings, and murder 22. What right did the 15th amendment give to all Americans? It gave all male citizens the right to vote 2 ...
U - Valhalla High School
... reports Congress decides that Confederate states are not entitled to representation and asserts Congressional authority over executive. Tennessee restored under the Radical plan. June: The Southern Homestead Act grants 44 million acres of land for Freedmen; most is of poor quality; 80 acres/family, ...
... reports Congress decides that Confederate states are not entitled to representation and asserts Congressional authority over executive. Tennessee restored under the Radical plan. June: The Southern Homestead Act grants 44 million acres of land for Freedmen; most is of poor quality; 80 acres/family, ...
Who Freed the Slaves? The Civil War and
... Slaves behind Union lines lived in “contraband” camps. Life was difficult, but many former slaves received their first formal schooling in such camps. ...
... Slaves behind Union lines lived in “contraband” camps. Life was difficult, but many former slaves received their first formal schooling in such camps. ...
File - Mr. Jackson - 8th Grade United States History
... Radical Republicans had their own plan for Reconstruction. The Reconstruction Act of 1867: •divided the South into 5 military districts •new Southern constitutions had to be written •guaranteed freedmen (former slaves) citizenship •guaranteed freedman voting rights 13th Amendment- freed all slaves ...
... Radical Republicans had their own plan for Reconstruction. The Reconstruction Act of 1867: •divided the South into 5 military districts •new Southern constitutions had to be written •guaranteed freedmen (former slaves) citizenship •guaranteed freedman voting rights 13th Amendment- freed all slaves ...
File
... The purpose of these laws was to define the legal status and civil rights of the former slaves. In reality the laws severely restricted the rights of newly freed African Americans. In some cases, it continued white supremacy by requiring blacks to become in effect, landless indentured servants. ...
... The purpose of these laws was to define the legal status and civil rights of the former slaves. In reality the laws severely restricted the rights of newly freed African Americans. In some cases, it continued white supremacy by requiring blacks to become in effect, landless indentured servants. ...
Reconstruction Plan
... President Johnson’s Plan (10%+) Offered amnesty upon simple oath to all except Confederate civil and military officers and those with property over $20,000 (they could apply directly to Johnson) In new constitutions, they must accept minimum conditions repudiating slavery, secession and state d ...
... President Johnson’s Plan (10%+) Offered amnesty upon simple oath to all except Confederate civil and military officers and those with property over $20,000 (they could apply directly to Johnson) In new constitutions, they must accept minimum conditions repudiating slavery, secession and state d ...
“Failure is Impossible” Susan B Anthony
... While many people believe a single vote cannot possibly affect the outcome of a presidential election, there have been some very close calls. In the presidential elections of 1876 and 2000, the Democratic candidates, Samuel Tilden and Al Gore, respectively, won the popular votes but lost the electio ...
... While many people believe a single vote cannot possibly affect the outcome of a presidential election, there have been some very close calls. In the presidential elections of 1876 and 2000, the Democratic candidates, Samuel Tilden and Al Gore, respectively, won the popular votes but lost the electio ...
Differing Perspectives on Reconstruction 39
... oath upholding the Constitution, except military leaders and those whose wealth exceeded $20,000 3- Recognition of the governments of Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Louisiana, which had been established under Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan 4- The remaining Southern states could reenter the Union ...
... oath upholding the Constitution, except military leaders and those whose wealth exceeded $20,000 3- Recognition of the governments of Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Louisiana, which had been established under Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan 4- The remaining Southern states could reenter the Union ...
What is Reconstruction?
... On June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston and declared all enslaved Texans were free. b. This day became known as Juneteenth— the day African Americans in Texas received freedom…it has since become an annual celebration in ...
... On June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, General Gordon Granger landed in Galveston and declared all enslaved Texans were free. b. This day became known as Juneteenth— the day African Americans in Texas received freedom…it has since become an annual celebration in ...
Freedmen`s Bureau The thousands of freedmen (former slaves
... Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands in March 1865. Its first commissioner was Union General Oliver O. Howard, who later founded Howard University in Washington, D.C. The original purpose of the agency, which soon became known as the Freedmen’s Bureau, was to help both former slaves and poor whites cope wi ...
... Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands in March 1865. Its first commissioner was Union General Oliver O. Howard, who later founded Howard University in Washington, D.C. The original purpose of the agency, which soon became known as the Freedmen’s Bureau, was to help both former slaves and poor whites cope wi ...
Congressional Reconstruction
... which Southern states were brought back into the Union. Much of the South lay in ruins, though Texas had been largely spared. African Americans were free, but many were w/out food or shelter, and the differences b/w the N & S remained. ...
... which Southern states were brought back into the Union. Much of the South lay in ruins, though Texas had been largely spared. African Americans were free, but many were w/out food or shelter, and the differences b/w the N & S remained. ...
Reconstruction Review Game
... war. 3. This gave the Presidency to Hayes (a Republican) if the government would remove the rest of the military troops and Hayes had to put a southern Dem on his cabinet? 4. African Americans became the largest group of what type of voters during this time? 5. Lincoln offered ___, or a full pardon ...
... war. 3. This gave the Presidency to Hayes (a Republican) if the government would remove the rest of the military troops and Hayes had to put a southern Dem on his cabinet? 4. African Americans became the largest group of what type of voters during this time? 5. Lincoln offered ___, or a full pardon ...
Reconstruction - cloudfront.net
... with even ____ political power – blacks (who could not vote) were no longer to be counted as 3/5ths of a person. o Johnson announced on December 6, 1865 that reconstruction ________ and that all states had ratified a new constitution under his guidelines. The Clash with Johnson o In February 1866, C ...
... with even ____ political power – blacks (who could not vote) were no longer to be counted as 3/5ths of a person. o Johnson announced on December 6, 1865 that reconstruction ________ and that all states had ratified a new constitution under his guidelines. The Clash with Johnson o In February 1866, C ...
Reconstruction - Northwest ISD Moodle
... •Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866…..Congress had enough of Johnson! ...
... •Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866…..Congress had enough of Johnson! ...
Reconstruction Powerpoint File
... • But to trial and found guilty by Congress, but one vote short in the Senate • Impeachment – the process used by a law-making body to bring charges against a public official ...
... • But to trial and found guilty by Congress, but one vote short in the Senate • Impeachment – the process used by a law-making body to bring charges against a public official ...
Reconstruction - Haiku Learning
... forgiveness for a wrongdoing ◦ Impeachment – CHARGING a government official with wrongdoing while in office ...
... forgiveness for a wrongdoing ◦ Impeachment – CHARGING a government official with wrongdoing while in office ...
THE AGONY OF RECONSTRUCTION
... exemplifying Northerners unspoken approval of oppression of Southern blacks Turner becomes Af Meth Episcopal bishop & a major proponent of black emigration to Africa p.477-478 ...
... exemplifying Northerners unspoken approval of oppression of Southern blacks Turner becomes Af Meth Episcopal bishop & a major proponent of black emigration to Africa p.477-478 ...
