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Warm-up:. Answer in brief paragraph: What was life like for the newly freed African Americans?. Reconstruction Politics. Political Parties. Lincoln was a Republican and Johnson was a Democrat, but chosen as running mate (vice-president) because he was a Union sympathizer

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  1. Warm-up: • Answer in brief paragraph: • What was life like for the newly freed African Americans?

  2. Reconstruction Politics

  3. Political Parties • Lincoln was a Republican and Johnson was a Democrat, but chosen as running mate (vice-president) because he was a Union sympathizer • Johnson favored a government controlled by white citizens and was very prejudice against African Americans • Often refused to compromise • Did not believe in civil rights for Afr. Americans

  4. Presidential Reconstruction • Lincoln and Johnson both wanted basically the same thing: • None of which included rights for African Americans other than freedom • Show kindness and charity to Confederate states and get the Union moving forward

  5. Political Parties in Congress • Most Republicans in Congress were moderates • Wanted to restore Southern states to the Union • Keep former Confederates out of government • Give southern African Americans some civil equalities but not the vote (which many Northerners agreed with) • Race riots in Memphis and New Orleans pulled congressional republicans together • 1866 elections saw many Northerners voting in “radical” republicans • Knew strong enforcement was required to make Reconstruction a success and knew Johnson would not cooperate

  6. Congressional Reconstruction • Wanted African Americans to have rights • Northern voters sympathized with the Radicals • Radical Republicans believed Presidential Reconstruction was a threat to Congressional authority • Johnson vetoed 29 bills passed by Congress • Congress overrode 15 of his vetoes

  7. Advancing Democracy Ideals & Institutions • 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments part of program to ensure civil rights for African Americans • Freedom, Citizenship and Voting for African Americans advance American ideals of democracy • Women also fought for voting rights during Reconstruction but were still unsuccessful.

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