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Presidential Reconstruction

Presidential Reconstruction. Lincoln’s Plan to put the Union back together. Quick Fire.

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Presidential Reconstruction

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  1. Presidential Reconstruction Lincoln’s Plan to put the Union back together

  2. Quick Fire • Imagine that you have two sons. Your older son has been bullying and fighting your younger son. The older son says he is upset because the younger son gets more attention. You punish your son, and he responds by running away from home. Before he leaves, he steals $500 from you. • What would you do when your son returns? • Would you punish him harshly so he won’t do it again, or be lenient with him if he promises not to do it again? Explain your choice.

  3. Lincoln’s Funeral Parade

  4. Ruins of Richmond, VA

  5. Ruins of Richmond, VA

  6. Emancipation Celebration

  7. Freedmen Schoolhouse Burned

  8. Brainstorm a list of problems the U.S. faced as a nation after the Civil War

  9. President Lincoln’s Plan (Presidential Reconstruction) • 10% Plan • Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (December 8, 1863) • Replace majority rule with “loyal rule” in the South. • He didn’t consult Congress regarding Reconstruction. • Pardon to all but the highest ranking military and civilian Confederate officers. • When 10% of the voting population in the 1860 election had taken an oath of loyalty and established a government, it would be recognized.

  10. President Lincoln’s Plan • 1864  “Lincoln Governments” formed in LA, TN, AR • “loyal assemblies” • They were weak and dependent on the Northern army for their survival.

  11. Wade-Davis Bill (1864) • Required 50% of the number of 1860 voters to take an “iron clad” oath of allegiance (swearing they had never voluntarily aided the rebellion ). • Required a state constitutional convention before the election of state officials. • Enacted specific safeguards of freedmen’s liberties. SenatorBenjaminWade(R-OH) CongressmanHenryW. Davis(R-MD)

  12. Wade-Davis Bill (1864) • “Iron-Clad” Oath. • “State Suicide” Theory [MA Senator Charles Sumner] • “Conquered Provinces” Position[PA Congressman Thaddeus Stevens] PocketVeto PresidentLincoln Wade-DavisBill

  13. With your partner make a pro’s/con’s list for the Presidential Reconstruction From the point of view: Freedmen Southerners Northerners

  14. Presidential ReconstructionPro’s Northerners Con’s

  15. Presidential ReconstructionPro’s Southerners Con’s

  16. Presidential ReconstructionPro’s Freedmen Con’s

  17. Wrap-Up • Pick an image from the beginning of this presentation that shows a problem that you think would be improved by the President’s plan. Explain why the plan will help. • Pick an image from the beginning of this presentation that shows a problem that will be made worse by the President’s plan. Explain why.

  18. Wrap-Up (type response here)

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