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Reconstructing Society: Post-War Transformation in the South

Learn about the societal shifts in the post-war South, from economic challenges to political transformations and the improvement of former slaves' lives. Discover how President Johnson's Reconstruction plan differed from President Lincoln's and how the region navigated through these turbulent times.

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Reconstructing Society: Post-War Transformation in the South

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  1. Bell ringer • How did President Johnson’s Reconstruction plan differ from President Lincoln’s?

  2. Reconstructing Society • Conditions in the Post- War South • The South suffers devastating economic losses • The region’s population is drastically reduced and weakened • Taxes are raised to fund public works and social services

  3. Reconstructing Society • Politics in the Post-War South • Southern Republicans- scalawag, carpetbaggers, and black Americans have very different aims • Black Americans undergo a fundamental change in status • White Southerners must deal with defeat

  4. Reconstructing Society • Former Slaves Improve Their Lives • Former slaves test new freedoms and look for family members • Families reunite • Freed men and women of all ages seek education • Black Americans form churches and organizations

  5. Reconstructing Society • Changes in the Southern Economy • Former slaves hunger for land • Planters need a labor force to restore their plantations • Both groups dislike the wage labor system and look to sharecropping and tenant farming as alternatives • Falling cotton prices lead to some economic diversification

  6. Class work • Review Chapter 12, Section 2 Assessment • Read Chapter 12, Section 3 • Complete Chapter 12, Section 3 Assessment, pg. 373

  7. Homework • Study for flip card quiz tomorrow

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