Chapter 6 Section 3

Reconstruction

ReconstructionHow do you put a country back together after it just tore itself apart?

With malice towards none and charity to allA. Lincoln

1. Freed slaves- 3 optionsa. have them stay where they are

terrorism, murder, robberyB. let them move north

disdain by northern whitesC. let them move west

HopeExodusters- 20,000 blacks move to Kansas

2. Soldiersa. North

wanted to return home, did not want to stay in the south as occupiers

B. Southdid not to die for treason- given

amnesty, if they swore an oath of loyalty

3. GovernmentA. President Johnson- let the southern states

back into congress1. Congress opposed and ignored them

B. Sothern states passed “black codes or Jim Crowe laws” to restrict freedoms

1. would evolve to segregation

3. GovernmentC. Congress set up 5 military districts 1. Sent troops to keep the peace 2. hard for troops to fight then embrace as

friendsD. Supreme Court 1. upheld law that prevents the military

from trying civilians( Posse Cumatatus) 2. Stated Congress would reconstruct the

South

E. Radical Republicans 1. increased rights and freedoms for Ex-slaves

A. increasing the black votes B. diminish southern power in Government C. Passes Amendments

13th abolished slavery14th gave blacks citizenship15th gave black men the right to vote

D. Passed the Enforcement Act

4. The invisible Empire- birth of the KKKA. secret because the activities were illegalB. use of mob mentalityc. used the bible to justify their actions

End of Reconstruction1. Grant had bigger problems

A. Sec. of War caught taking bribesB. Presidents wrongly accepted giftsC. inept and corrupt people appointed to

positions of powerD. Carpetbaggers- politicians with suitcases( move to an area just to get elected)

• 2. Democrats devise a policy of gerrymandering

3. Panic of 1873 A. Philadelphia Bank closed( no Money)

1. 5000 businesses closed because the could not pay their employees

2. thousands loose their jobs B. NYC had 25% unemployment C. Chicago has 20,000 out of work4. Blacks are forgotten about with the country focused on other problems- the US would not revisit the problem again until the 1950’s