Ch.12 Rebuilding The Nation

1. Ch.12 Rebuilding The Nation Page 420 • Amnesty • Freedman • John Wilkes Booth

2. Preparing for Reunion • The Civil War is now over, what problems faced the nation? • The South lay in ruin from the war • A large amount of freed slaves need food, shelter, jobs. • What is Reconstruction?

3. Freedman’s Bureau • To provide emergency relief to people displaced by the war. • They set up schools to teach Freedmen to read and write. • Helped freedmen find jobs and resolved disputes between whites and blacks.

4. Lincoln’s 10% Plan • Lincoln wanted to mend the wounds of the Civil War and have the South rejoin the Union. • Lincoln stated that when 10% of the states voters swore an oath of loyalty to the United States they could begin a state government. • The states must declare an end to slavery. • The plan included amnesty for former confederates, but not for military officers or government leaders. • Lincoln’s main goal was to quickly restore the Union.

5. Warm Up • What is Reconstruction? • What was the Freedman’s Bureau? • Why did Lincoln call his idea, the 10% plan?

6. Lincoln Murdered • He was shot dead on April 14, 1865, five days after Lee’s Surrender. • Shot in the back of the head while attending a play at Ford’s Theater in Washington DC . • Lincoln was killed by John Wilkes Booth a confederate sympathizer. • After Booth shot Lincoln he yelled "Sic semper tyrannis“ (Latin for 'Thus always to tyrants')

7. The Battle over Reconstruction • Andrew Johnson proposed a lenient plan of reconstruction • The Radical Republicans felt that Johnson was too lenient on the South during the Reconstruction. • Reconstruction would be a hard process.

8. Reconstruction Johnson’s Plan Radical Republicans • Broad amnesty for most former Confederates • Southern states could organize new governments • Abolish Slavery and ratify the 13th Amendment. • Imposed military rule on southern states. • Threw out all southern states that had refused to ratify the 14th Amendment.

9. 13th Amendment • January 1865 congress approved to abolish slavery. • Gave Congress the power to make laws to enforce banning of slavery.

10. 14th Amendment • All people born or naturalized in the U.S. are citizens. • A state cannot “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.”

11. Poster Project • Everyone needs a piece of blank paper • You will work in groups of 3 to create an advertisement for either the Radical Republicans plan or Andrew Johnson’s plan. • You will be trying to convince people to favor your plan. • Use pages 426-429 to compile information for your groups plan • The Poster will be an advertisement of your groups policies or issues.

12. Requirements for your poster • Three pictures or graphics that relate to your advertisement. • Three facts about your party that will convince people to favor your cause. • A slogan with a clear message referencing your groups view on Reconstruction. • A sentence for each graphic, clearly defining what your graphic is referencing. • The graphics must be colored and neat. No stick people or sloppy drawings.

13. Grading • This project is worth 150 points • 30 points per graphic and description • 3 graphics= 90 points • 30 points for neatness and clarity. • 30 points for use of class time

14. Groups for Project 4 Johnson’s Plan Radical Republican’s • Kaitlynn, Lauren, Claudia, Paola • Tre, Martin, Guillermo • Isaac, Joseluis, Danny • Isian, Adan, Elijah • Fernando, Edward, Jon D • Patrick, Ricardo, Pac • Mayte, Delaney, Natalyn • Anthony, Gustavo, Jason

15. Groups for Project 6 Johnson’s Plan Radical Republican’s • Ariel, Destiny, Aaron • Darcy, Jose M , Devante, Eddie • Zion, Orlando, Kodi • Jose G, Derek G • Isabel, Daryl, Dallas • Kyle, Raymond, Tristan • Danasia, Jada, Cecilio

16. Groups for Project 5 Johnson’s Plan Radical Republican’s • Ericela, Chloe, Alyssa, Isabel • Ivan, Rodrigo, Andy • Jake, Aryanna, Henry, • James, Yessenia, Jamai • Jacob, Robert, Dylan • Arturo, Jose, Jerry • Jose, Alejandra, Ashlyn, Kris

17. Groups for Project 3 Johnson’s Plan Radical Republican’s • Kobe, Andrew, Chris • Adrian, Robert, Tyler • Lucy, Angelica, Sabrina • De Arion, Chelsea, Sammie • Emily, Chris, Lovely

18. Groups for Project 2 Johnson’s Plan Radical Republican’s • Lupe, Ramiro , Maria • Klarysa, Gladys, Tiang • Kaeleen, Leslie, Gianni • Christopher, Jeramiah, Lue • Andrew, Gabriel, David • Anthony, Alani, Ricardo • Asher, Roman ,Joandy, Michel • Kailah, Derek, Julie, Joseph

19. Sec. 3 The End of Reconstruction Vocabulary • Poll tax • Literacy test • Grandfather clause • Sharecropper

20. African Americans Lose Rights • With the end of Reconstruction, African Americans began to lose their remaining political and civil rights in the South. • Southern whites used a variety of techniques to stop African Americans from voting. • They passed laws that applied to whites and African Americans but were enforced mainly against African Americans.

24. Warm Up • Provide two examples of how southern whites tried to stop African Americans from voting. • Poll taxes • Literacy tests • Why did southern whites want to prevent blacks from voting?

25. Plessy Vs. Ferguson • Homer Plessy was arrested for sitting on a whites only couch. • The courts ruled in favor of the Louisiana law of “separate but equal”. • The facilities were not equal • The passage of Plessy Vs. Ferguson made segregation legal as long as they were equal. • The rule was in effect until the 1950’s

26. Jim Crow Laws • Southern states created a network of laws requiring segregation. • These “Jim Crow” laws banned the mixing of races in almost every aspect of life. Blacks and whites were born in separate hospitals and buried in separate cemeteries. • The laws decreed separate playgrounds, restaurants, and schools. • They required African Americans to take back seats or separate cars on railroads and streetcars.

28. Example from text • (Do not write) • Page 428 • Who said “the majority of white men must swear an oath of loyalty?”

29. Essay Question pages 428-429 • Describe Radical Reconstruction. Tell about two important events that happened during this period? Also explain how Reconstruction changed the South. Support your ideas with examples from the text. • This assignment is worth 50 points and graded as a quiz.

30. Essay Question • Passed 14th Amendment • Let African Americans vote • South put under military control • Military helped southern blacks register to vote. • Southern states opened public schools, fairer voting rules • Rebuilt roads and infrastructure destroyed during the war. • Passage of the 15th Amendment • Barred states from denying people the right to vote • Gave blacks the same rights as whites