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Reconstruction 20.1

Reconstruction 20.1. By Patricia Alvarez June 20, 2006. Table of Contents. Rebuilding the South The South After the Civil War The Meaning of Freedom Planning Reconstruction Lincoln’s Plan The Wade- Davis Bill The Thirteenth Amendment The Freedmen’s Bureau A New President.

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Reconstruction 20.1

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  1. Reconstruction 20.1 By Patricia Alvarez June 20, 2006

  2. Table of Contents • Rebuilding the South • The South After the Civil War • The Meaning of Freedom • Planning Reconstruction • Lincoln’s Plan • The Wade- Davis Bill • The Thirteenth Amendment • The Freedmen’s Bureau • A New President

  3. Rebuilding the South • The war had dramatically changed the landscape of the South and the lives of southerners.

  4. The South After the Civil War • Southern soldiers • Many permanently disabled • Returned home: • Farms destroyed • Cities in ruins • Families were killed • Threat of starvation • Transportation and communication destroyed • Banks failed and merchants went bankrupt • Confederate currency worthless • All was lost except for their….. • DEBTS

  5. The Meaning of Freedom • Emancipation spread slowly • Held ceremonies to legalize marriages • Moved freely • Looked for relatives • Wanted to own land

  6. Planning Reconstruction • What is Reconstruction? • The process of reuniting the nation and rebuilding the southern states in the absence of slavery. • Government stepped in

  7. Lincoln’s Plan • Reunite the nation • Proposed a plan for readmitting the southern states • Offered amnesty, (an official pardon) for illegal acts supporting the rebellion • Who would receive amnesty? Southerners who would pledge an oath of loyalty to the U.S. and accept a ban on slavery.

  8. The Wade-Davis Bill • Republican members disagreed with Lincoln’s plan • Wade and Davis proposed a stricter alternative to Lincoln’s plan • A state had to meet two conditions before it could rejoin the Union • First-ban slavery • Second-majority of adult males in the state had to take the loyalty oath • Lincoln refused to sign this bill

  9. The Thirteenth Amendment • Made slavery illegal throughout the United States • Went into effect December 18, 1865

  10. The Freedmen’s Bureau • Established 1865 • Provided relief for all poor people • Black and white • In the South • Established more schools in the South Freedmen’s Bureau Relief for all poor Black or White

  11. A New President • Lincoln assassinated • April 14, 1865 • At Ford’s Theater • By John Wilkes Booth • Vice-President Andrew Johnson was sworn in

  12. Fun Facts • Andrew Johnson was a tailor’s apprentice • Started his own tailoring business • He was vice-president for less than six weeks

  13. Comprehension Check • 1. What did southern soldiers return to? • 2. List what the meaning of freedom meant for the freed people? • 3. What is reconstruction? • 4. Amnesty is………. • 5. What is the importance of the Wade-Davis Bill? • 6. What is the thirteenth amendment? • 7. The Freedmon’s Bureau provided what? • 8. Why did Andrew Johnson become president within six weeks? • 9. Who killed Lincoln?

  14. Works Cited • Stuckey, Sterlling and Linda Salvucci. “Call To Freedom”, Chapter 20.1, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2000 • www.usatoday.com • www.mrburnett.net • www.njn.net • www.jungleblurb.com • www.lycos.com • www.us.history.wisc.edc.com • www.springfield.k12.il.us • www.learner.org

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