Transcript Lesson 18.1: Rebuilding the Union

Lesson 18.1: Rebuilding
the Union
Today we will:
• describe why Reconstruction was needed,
and . . .
• detail the presidential plans for
Reconstruction.
Vocabulary
• Reconstruction – process the federal
government used to readmit the
Confederate states to the Union
• freedmen – former slaves who are now
free
• pardon – legal forgiveness for a crime
Check for Understanding
• What are we going to do today?
• What was supposed to be ‘rebuilt’
during Reconstruction?
• Who receives a pardon?
• What is a freedman?
What We Already Know
At Lincoln’s urging,
Congress had adopted
the Thirteenth
Amendment, banning
slavery in every state.
What We Already Know
Lincoln’s Second
Inaugural Address
called for “malice
toward none, with
charity for all,”
in hopes that
Northerners would
resist the desire to
punish the South.
What We Already Know
Lincoln’s assassination ended
all hope of an easy return of the
seceded states to the Union.
Reconstruction Begins
• The issue in 1865 – building a new
Southern society not based on slavery
• The process of readmitting the Confederate states is known as Reconstruction.
• Reconstruction lasted from 1865 to 1877.
Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan
• Pardon for Confederate
officials
• Once 10% of a state’s
voters in the 1860
election took a pledge of
loyalty to the Union, that
state could hold
elections and send
representatives to
Congress.
• To assist former slaves,
the president established
the Freedmen’s Bureau.
The Freedmen’s Bureau Established
• Set up schools and hospitals
for African Americans
• Distributed clothes, food,
and fuel throughout the
South.
Get your whiteboards
and markers ready!
Why was Lincoln’s Reconstruction
plan called the ‘ten-percent plan’?
Why was Lincoln’s Reconstruction
plan called the ‘ten-percent plan’?
A. It allowed a state to return to the Union if
ten percent of its citizens took an oath of
loyalty to the United States.
B. Only ten percent of the population
supported it.
C. It required ten percent of Southern states to
guarantee civil rights for blacks.
D. It required the Confederacy to repay only
ten percent of its debts to Northern citizens.
How did the Freedmen’s Bureau
help former slaves?
Choose all that are true!
How did the Freedmen’s Bureau
help former slaves?
A. It arranged for each Negro family to
be given a mule and 40 acres of land.
B. It set up schools and hospitals for
former slaves.
C. It gave clothes, food, and fuel to
former slaves.
D. It protected former from scalawags
and carpetbaggers.
E. It helped blacks register to vote.
Choose all that are true!
Andrew Johnson succeeded
Lincoln as president.
• Andrew Johnson was a
Tennessee Democrat
who hated secession, a
former slaveholder, and
a stubborn, unyielding
man.
• Reconstruction was the
job of the president,
not Congress.
Johnson’s Plan
• Although he was not
concerned about what
happened to the
freedmen, Johnson
based his plan on
Lincoln’s.
• New state governments
must ratify the
Thirteenth Amendment
and must recognize the
supreme power of the
federal government
over the states.
Johnson’s Plan
• Johnson offered amnesty to most white
Southerners if they pledged loyalty to
the United States.
• Large plantation owners, top military
officers, and ex-Confederate leaders
had to apply for amnesty to Johnson
personally.
Get your whiteboards
and markers ready!
Which of the following was NOT part
of Johnson's Reconstruction plan?
Which of the following was NOT part
of Johnson's Reconstruction plan?
A. Confederate states had to give up
slavery.
B. Plantation owners had to give part of
their land to former slaves.
C. Confederate states had to accept the
supreme power of the federal
government.
D. Influential white Southerners had to
pledge loyalty and personally ask
Johnson for pardon.
Lesson 18.1b: Rebuilding
the Union
Today we will identify the goals of
Radical Republicans and what they
did to bring about Reconstruction.
Vocabulary
• radical – someone with extreme views or
opinions
• civil rights – rights granted to all citizens
• constitution – written plan of government
Check for Understanding
• What are we going to do today?
• What does it mean to be radical?
• Why should governments be based on
constitutions?
What We Already Know
Both Lincoln and Johnson believed that
Reconstruction was the responsibility of
the president.
What We Already Know
Neither president’s Reconstruction plan
would have required the Southern states to
make any significant changes other than to
recognize the freedom of African American
slaves.
What We Already Know
Although the
former slaves
were made free
by the Thirteenth
Amendment,
their everyday
lives had not
changed very
much.
Rebuilding Brings Conflict
New
Southern
state
governments
seemed very
much like
the old ones.
Some states
flatly refused
to ratify the
Thirteenth
Amendment.
Rebuilding Brings Conflict
• The Southern states passed black codes,
which limited the freedom of former slaves.
• Examples: written proof of employment, no
guns, no meeting in unsupervised groups
• Such laws made many people in the North
suspect that white Southerners were trying
to bring back the “old South.”
• Radical Republicans were angry and
frustrated, and blamed Johnson’s lenient
Reconstruction plan for this situation.
Get your whiteboards
and markers ready!
What group was angered and
frustrated by President Johnson’s
Reconstruction plan?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Ku Klux Klan
The freedmen
Radical Republicans.
Southern upper classes
How did white Southerners
plan to restore the old South?
A. By getting a Southerner elected to
the presidency as soon as possible
B. By regaining control of Congress
and overturning Lincoln's
Reconstruction plan
C. By creating laws to return former
slaves to plantation labor
D. By seceding again and starting a
second Civil War
Rebuilding Brings Conflict
• When Congress met in December 1865, many of
the Southern representatives had been
Confederate leaders only months before.
• Congress refused to seat Southern representatives until a committee studied conditions in the
South state by state.
• This let the president know that Congress
planned to play a role in Reconstruction.
The Radical Republicans
• Republicans outnumbered Democrats
in both houses of Congress, and most
were moderates who believed in
limiting the federal government’s
involvement in the states’ affairs.
• The Radical Republicans, however,
wanted the federal government to
remake Southern politics and society.
The Radical Republicans
Pennsylvania congressman Thaddeus
Stevens and Massachusetts senator
Charles Sumner demanded full and equal
citizenship for African Americans.
The Radical Republicans
Radical
Republicans
wanted to destroy
the South’s old
ruling class, . . .
The Radical Republicans
. . . and replace
it with small
farms, free
schools,
respect for
labor, and
political
equality for all
citizens.
The Radical Republicans
Urged on by the Radicals, Congress
passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
The Civil Rights Act of 1866
Declared that all persons born in the United
States (except Native Americans) were
citizens, and all citizens were entitled to
equal rights regardless of their race.
The Civil Rights Act of 1866
• Johnson vetoed the bill –
‘too much power to the
national government.’
• Johnson was opposed to
making African Americans
full citizens, because it
would “. . . operate against
the white race.”
• Congress voted to override
Johnson’s veto.
Get your whiteboards
and markers ready!
What changes did Radical Republicans
want to see in the South?
A. Congressional control of the
Reconstruction process
B. Full and equal citizenship for freed
African Americans
C. The transformation of the South into
a place of small farms, free schools,
and political equality
D. Former slaves coming north to buy
farms or to work in factories
Choose all that are true!
How did Congress hope the Civil
Rights Act of 1866 would improve
racial equality?
• By establishing the 'separate but equal'
doctrine
• By giving citizenship to all persons born in
the United States, including former slaves
and their descendants
• By banning discrimination in public
accommodations, such as hotels and
restaurants
• By granting all U.S. citizens the right to vote,
regardless of race
The Fourteenth Amendment
• Republicans were not satisfied with
passing laws that ensured equal rights,
because laws could be overturned.
• They wanted equality to be protected by
the Constitution itself.
• To achieve this goal, Congress proposed
the Fourteenth Amendment in 1866.
The Fourteenth Amendment
• All people born in
the United States
were citizens and all
citizens were to be
granted “equal
protection of the
laws.”
• Any state that kept
Blacks from voting
would lose
representatives in
Congress.
The Fourteenth Amendment
Johnson refused to
support the
amendment, and all
former Confederate
states except
Tennessee rejected it.
The Fourteenth Amendment
• This rejection outraged
even moderate Republicans, who agreed to
join forces with
Thaddeus Stevens and
the Radicals.
• Together, they passed
the Reconstruction
Acts of 1867.
The Reconstruction Acts of 1867
• Divided the South into five military districts,
each run by an army commander.
• Members of the ruling class before the war
lost their voting rights.
• To reenter the Union, Southern states
would have to approve new state
constitutions that gave the vote to all adult
men, including African Americans.
• Each state would also have to ratify the
Fourteenth Amendment.
Get your whiteboards
and markers ready!
What did the
Fourteenth Amendment state?
A. All states must permit African
Americans to vote in statewide
elections.
B. Slavery was abolished in all states
forever.
C. All people born in the United States
were citizens and had equal rights.
D. The "separate but equal" doctrine
could no longer be applied in the
South.
What impact did the Reconstruction Acts
of 1867 have on the South?
A. The South was divided into five military
districts, each run by an army commander.
B. Members of the ruling class before the war
lost their voting rights.
C. The Southern Democratic Party was
abolished.
D. Southern states could reenter the Union
after they wrote new state constitutions that
allowed black men to vote.
E. Southern states must ratify the Fourteenth
Amendment.
Choose all that are true!
What did the Radical Republicans
require Southern states to do before
they could reenter the Union?
A. Allow all adult men to vote, including
former slaves.
B. Divide plantations up into family-sized
farms for freedmen to buy.
C. Ratify the Fourteenth Amendment.
D. Set up offices of the Freedmen's
Bureau.
Choose all that are true!
Write a brief paragraph to explain how each person or
group want to rebuild the South.
President
Lincoln
The
Freedmen’s
Bureau
President
Johnson
Allow about 8 lines
for each row!