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Legacies of Lincoln, Lee, and Douglass

Legacies of Lincoln, Lee, and Douglass. Unit 3 USII 3c. Abraham Lincoln. 10% Plan Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (December 8, 1863) Replace majority rule with “loyal rule” in the South. He didn’t consult Congress regarding Reconstruction.

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Legacies of Lincoln, Lee, and Douglass

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  1. Legacies of Lincoln, Lee, and Douglass Unit 3 USII 3c

  2. Abraham Lincoln • 10% Plan • Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (December 8, 1863) • Replace majority rule with “loyal rule” in the South. • He didn’t consult Congress regarding Reconstruction. • Pardon to all but the highest ranking military and civilian Confederate officers. • When 10% of the voting population in the 1860 election had taken an oath of loyalty and established a government, it would be recognized.

  3. Abraham Lincoln • 10% Plan • 10 % of voters took an oath of loyality to the Union, state could form new government and adopt a new constitution that banned slavery. • Pardon to all WHITE Southerners willing to swear loyality to Union except Confederate leaders

  4. Lincoln’s Plan • Called for Reconciliation • Preserving the Union was more important than punishing the South.

  5. Robert E. Lee • Following the war Lee was almost tried as a traitor, but was only left with his civil rights suspended. • Urged Southerners to reconcile with Northerners and reunite as Americans when some wanted to continue to fight. • Lee was offered the post of President of Washington University where he served until his death in 1870. The school was later renamed Washington and Lee. • As a final note President Gerald Ford had Lee's citizenship restored.

  6. Frederick Douglass • He conferred with Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and recruited northern blacks for the Union Army. • Fought for adoption of Constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights. • Was a powerful voice for human rights and civil liberties for all including African Americans and women.

  7. Student Activity • Fold paper hotdog style • Then fold paper in tri-fold • Cut one side of paper along tri-folds • Put the names on the front flap • On the inside of flap glue photo of each man • Write legacies of each man inside of the foldable.

  8. Legacies • Abraham Lincoln • Reconstruction plan called for reconciliation • Preservation of the Union was more important than punishing the South • Robert E. Lee • Urged Southerners to reconcile with Northerners • Became President of Washington College, now called Washington and Lee University • Frederick Douglass • Fought for adoption of Constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights • Was a powerful voice for human rights and civil liberties for all

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