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Reconstruction

Reconstruction. The Second Civil War. Carpetbagger. Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War. Many southerners felt that these carpetbaggers were only trying to capitalize on the pain and destruction of the South! . 10 Percent Plan.

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Reconstruction

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  1. Reconstruction The Second Civil War

  2. Carpetbagger Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War

  3. Many southerners felt that these carpetbaggers were only trying to capitalize on the pain and destruction of the South!

  4. 10 Percent Plan “with malice toward none; with charity for all…” "I swear I’ll never be disloyal to the Union.” 1) Most former Confederates would be pardoned for seceding and supporting the Southern war effort IF they took an oath of loyalty to the USA. 2) 10% of state’s voters had to promise to support and uphold the US Constitution and Congress’s laws 3) When 10% of a state’s voters promised loyalty  they could elect new state leaders and start a new state government 4) States were required to ratify the 13th Amendment

  5. Under Lincoln’s 10 Percent Plan, four southern states moved toward readmission to the Union. They were Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Virginia Under Lincoln’s Plan four states moved toward readmission.

  6. "I’ll never be disloyal to the Union. I’ll never take up arms against the Union. I‘ll never have the slightest thought in my imagination of being disloyal to the Union." Wade Davis Bill 1) Confederates would be pardoned for seceding and supporting the Southern war effort IF they promised that they had not done so voluntarily 2) 51% of state’s voters had to promise to support and uphold the US Constitution and Congress’s laws 3) When 51% of a state’s voters promised loyalty  they could elect new state leaders and start a new state government 4) States were required to ratify the 13th Amendment

  7. Wade Davis Bill VETO! Approved Sure he can…he’s the President Can we at least be REALLY mad at him? This is an OUTRAGE! Can he do that? Cool! Radical Republicans Hmmm…OK!

  8. Lincoln is Assassinated! Um…President Lincoln, sir…we weren’t THAT mad…not really…

  9. Vice President Bonus Question: It’s the 1860s. What was unique about Johnson? He was the only confederate Senator to remain loyal to the Union! Andrew Johnson

  10. SUPER Bonus Question: Why would Lincoln have liked Johnson (a Southerner who understood democratic values) as his VP when he ran for reelection in 1864?

  11. Johnson’s Plan • Most former Confederates would be pardoned for seceding and supporting the Southern war effort • 2) Southern states could elect new state leaders and start a new state government • 3) States were required to ratify the 13th Amendment • 4) Plantation owners would receive their land back WAIT! Can he do that? What can we do to STOP him? We won’t let him! Not THIS time! Pardon me, Mr. President… but what about my 40 acres and a mule?? Radical Republicans

  12. Freedman's Bureau Set up to assist former slaves in the South by distributing clothing and food.

  13. Freedman's Bureau Also set up to ease race relations.

  14. Freedman's Bureau and to set up hospitals, schools, and teacher training facilities

  15. Freedman's Bureau

  16. Freedman's Bureau “Jumping the Broom”

  17. Civil Rights Bill (1866) All people born or naturalized in the United States are citizens and cannot be deprived of their rights. Radical Republicans

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