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Chapter 17 Reconstruction and its Aftermath. Pages 500-520. Reconstruction Plans pgs. 500-503 John Wilkes Booth. Congress establishes Freedman’s Bureau to help African-Americans transition into freedom Lincoln assassinated by John Wilkes Booth Andrew Johnson becomes President
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Chapter 17Reconstruction and its Aftermath Pages 500-520
Reconstruction Plans pgs. 500-503 John Wilkes Booth Congress establishes Freedman’s Bureau to help African-Americans transition into freedom Lincoln assassinated by John Wilkes Booth Andrew Johnson becomes President January 1865 – 13th amendment passed freeing all slaves Confederate states rejoin the Union
Radicals in Control pgs. 504-508 First African-American Vote 1865/1866 southern states pass Black Codes (laws aimed at controlling freed slaves) 14th Amendment – granted citizenship to all people born in the U.S. (June 1866) 15th Amendment – granted all “men” the right to vote (February 1869) Reconstruction Act of 1867- put southern states under military command until new governments could be formed
The South during Reconstruction pgs. 509-512 Non-slaveholding farmers in the south who were opposed to secession were called scalawags (scoundrel or worthless rascal) Violence toward African Americans increased – first see the Ku Klux Klan in 1866 Governments began creating integrated schools.
Changes in the South pgs. 513-520 Segregation being practiced (Jim Crowe Laws) Voting Restrictions in the South Poll taxes – fee to be paid before one could vote Literacy tests – voters had to read difficult parts of the Constitution Grandfather clause- if father or grandfather voted so could you
Summary Task • List 4 negative effects of Reconstruction in the South: 1. 2. 3. 4.