DO NOW…. STUDY FOR YOUR CIVIL WAR QUIZ…. Reconstructing the Nation

DO NOW….

STUDY FOR YOUR CIVIL WAR QUIZ…

Reconstructing the Nation

Lincoln’s AssassinationSadly, President

Lincoln did not live to see the end of the Civil War

He was assassinated on April 14, 1865, just five days after the South surrendered at Appomattox Court House

Presidential ReconstructionLincoln’s PlanStrict or Lenient on the

South? You Decide:10% Plan: 10% of

southern state’s residents must take oath of allegiance

Accept 13th amendment

Johnson’s Plan:Easier or harder than

Lincoln’s Plan? You Decide:

Removed 10% requirement

Hint: Johnson was a Southerner…

President Andrew JohnsonWho becomes President

when the President dies?

Vice President Andrew Johnson became President and began where Lincoln left off.

Johnson’s Presidency

Who was Andrew Johnson…Really?

Political Cartoon1. How does the

cartoon portray the President?

2. Why is he shown in this way?

3. What does this cartoon illustrate about how the American people felt about Johnson?