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Reconstruction Strategies Post Civil War

Dive into the aftermath of the Civil War as a Union member, exploring feelings toward the South and options for readmission. Evaluate historical plans and their impact on nation-building.

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Reconstruction Strategies Post Civil War

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  1. Think about it…. You are a member of the Union at the end of Civil War. • How do you feel about the South? • Do you want the South to become part of the country again? • How easy/hard should it be for rebel areas to become states again (Scale 1-5)? We will share your answers to this.

  2. Today’s Agenda • Opening activity • What are the Union’s options for the South? • You become the advisors • Discussing the possible plans? • Let’s Map it out • Before you go…

  3. Before we start… • Homework: Vocabulary • Word, definition, and picture/symbol • Black Codes - Segregation • Sharecropping - redeemers • Jim Crow Laws - Plessy v. Ferguson • Poll tax • Grandfather Clause

  4. Options for the South

  5. You are the advisors • Break into 4 groups • Read about plan • Isolate important information • Be prepared to report to the class on your plan • Evaluate: is this a good plan? The best plan?

  6. Let’s hear our options • Carousel • Small groups- move from poster to poster • Take notes on the others • Identify questions • Evaluate- Which plan was best? Which plan was most strict? Least strict?

  7. Summary of the Plans 10 Percent Plan Wade-Davis Bill 50% of voters in a state had to take an oath pledging their allegiance to the Constitution and the Union States had to abolish slavery • 10% of voters in a state had to take an oath pledging their allegiance to the Constitution and the Union • States had a Constitutional Convention to write their new state constitution • State constitutions must abolish slavery

  8. Summary of the Plans Johnson’s Plan Reconstruction Acts South was split into 5 military districts Each district led by a general and his army To get the military to leave, the state needed to: Abolish slavery Ratify the 14th amendment Allow African Americans to vote • Johnson argued the South never truly left the Union • Poor Southerners were pardoned • Wealthy Southerners were blamed for secession and had to plead for a pardon • Abolish slavery • Ratify the 14th amendment

  9. Let’s map it out • Graphic organizer- Venn Diagram or T-Chart • 3 Plans- compare/contrast

  10. Before you go… • Homework: Explain the pros and cons of the plan you did not include in your organizer. • Evaluate whether the plan was a good or bad strategy based on the pros and cons. • Small poster • Paragraph • Other idea? Ask me first

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