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Reconstruction-The reorganization
and rebuilding of the former confederate states after
the Civil War
By: Madison McCain & Britny
Coleman(:
8-5 Caldwell U.S. History
Presidential Reconstruction (Lincoln’s
Plan)
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President Lincoln offered the first plan for
accepting the Southern states back into the
union. December 1863, during the Civil
War, Lincoln announced what came to be
known as the “Ten Percent Plan”.
Ten Percent Plan
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Ten Percent Plan- When 10% of the voters
of a state took an oath of loyalty to the
Union the state could form a new
Constitution banning slavery.
Lincoln.
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Lincoln wanted to encourage Southerners who supported
the Union to take charge of the state government.
They believed punishing the South would wouldn’t do any
good. It would only delay healing the torn nations.
Offered amnesty- A pardon to all white Southerners, except
Confederate leaders, who were willing to swear loyalty to
Union.
Not forcing the South to give rights helped by white
American’s to African American’s, but congress would not
approve.
The Freedman’s Bureau
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March 1865- During the last week of war.
Congress and the president established a
new government agency to help former
enslaved persons, or freedmen.
Wade Davis Bill
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Congress passed much Hasher Plan.
White males had to swear loyalty to Union;
Only white males who never took arms
could vote adopt a new state constitution.
Abolish slavery only then could be readmitted Lincoln refused to sign.
Congressional Reconstruction
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Congress thought it should be a tougher and more radical
(extreme.)
Called “Radical Republicans.”
Declared the Southern institutions “Must be broken up and
re-laid, or all our blood and treasure has been spent in vain.”
Congress voted to deny seats to representatives from any
state representatives from any state reconstructed under
Lincoln’s plan the congress began to it’s own plan.
Once Lincoln was assassinated, Johnson came into office
congress agreed and thought he would make a harsh
Reconstruction plan they would agree with.
Congressional Reconstruction
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Southerners would be granted amnesty once they swore an
oath of loyalty to the Union. High ranking confederate officials
and wealthy landowners however could be pardoned only by
applying personally to the president.
This was Johnson’s attack on wealthy leaders who believed and
tricked people of the South into seceding.
Johnson appointed governors to the South saying only people
who sworn there loyalty could vote.
Before a state could re-enter the Union it’s Constitutional
Convention had to denounce secessions and abolish slavery
states also had to ratify the 13 amendment. This amendment
abolished all slavery in all parts of The United States.
By the end of 1865, almost all of the South states, but Texas
was ready to join President Johnson declared “Restoration”
almost complete.