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Reconstruction in America: Lincoln's Plan, Radical Republicans, and the Solid South

This review provides an overview of key events during the Reconstruction era in the United States, including Lincoln's lenient plan, Johnson's impeachment, the disagreements with Congress, and the harsh treatment of the South. It also explores the impact of the Black Codes, the Amendments that abolished slavery and granted citizenship and voting rights to former slaves, the Compromise of 1877, and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and Jim Crow laws that restricted the rights of black Americans.

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Reconstruction in America: Lincoln's Plan, Radical Republicans, and the Solid South

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  1. Unit 3 Review

  2. Unit 3 Review • Lincoln’s Plan – • Lenient – 10% loyalty oath • Johnson’s Impeachment – • Disagree over Reconstruction w/ Congress • Radical Republicans - • Harsh treatment of South • Black Codes - • Try to limit rights of former slaves

  3. Unit 3 Review • Sharecroppers - • Former slaves – remain financially dependent • 13th, 14th, 15th amendments - • Abolish slavery, citizenship, voting for former slaves • New South - • More diversified economy • Compromise of 1877 – • Hayes removes troops from South – ends reconstruction

  4. Unit 3 Review • Ku Klux Klan – • Terrorize African Americans • Poll tax, literacy tests, grandfather clause - • Try to limit rights of blacks in South • Jim Crow laws – • Segregated public facilities • Solid South - • Vote Democratic in elections in reaction to Radical Republicans

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