Discussion question 12/1/15We are talking – not writing this

The Civil War is over. What should the southern states that seceded

have to do as a penalty for starting the war? Or should they be punished

at all?

Tuesday 12/1/15Warm-up

• On Pg. 404, look at the graph titled “Costs of the Civil War.”

• Answer the two questions at the bottom of the graph.

• Watching a video today & learning about the assassination & the effect on Reconstruction. Vocabulary is homework. You will put the vocab in your notebook when finished.

Reconstruction1865-1877

Write this on the top of your notes

EQ: What were some of the important pieces of Reconstruction?

African American Family Reunification: Frederick

Douglass’s children were all born in freedom, but he lost a brother to

slavery, Perry Downs (not pictured). The two were reunited in

1867 after forty years. Below: wife Anna Murray Douglass and

Frederick Douglass

Assassination of President Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Assassinated

Left: Lincoln just four days before his assassination; right: John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865), of Virginia, a stage actor. He shot the president on April 14 th, 1865.

Lincoln’s Assassination

• He was killed 5 days after the war was over.

• He was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth

• Vice President Andrew Johnson became President.

2 different plans for Reconstruction

• President Johnson and Lincoln wanted:– bring the Union back together quickly – Easy on the white southern leaders

• Radical Republicans wanted to:– Make the south pay– Take care of the freedmen

Reunion: ex-Confederates Welcomed Back

President Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) of Tennessee was no friend to Freedpeople. When he took over Reconstruction after Lincoln was assassinated, he turned a blind

eye to white violence against African Americans

Freedmen’s School, Washington, D.C.

Freedom to Learn

Andrew Johnson• Sworn in 2 hours after Lincoln’s

death the next morning.

• Johnson was a Democrat while Lincoln was a Republican.

• Despised wealthy southern planters

• He opposed secession but did support State’s rights and limits on federal government power.

Johnson vs Radical Republicans• Johnson – President’s Plan– Let the southern states back in if they promised

loyalty–Didn’t prevent the South from creating Black

Codes–Disagreed with the “Reconstruction

Amendments”• Radical Republicans – Congress’ Plan–Created Amendments for African Americans to be

equal–Reconstruction Act to provide for the freedmen

Warm up 12/2/15 Write out the amendment with the explanation next to it

A. 13th AmendmentB. 14th AmendmentC. 15th Amendment

Gave women the right to voteGave freedmen the right to voteAbolished slaveryEnded segregation in the SouthGuarantees equal protection under the law for all people.

Reconstruction Amendments

• 13th Amendment- 1865• 14th Amendment- 1868• 15th Amendment- 1870

3 Reconstruction Amendments

• Close and careful reading of the amendments

• Academic vocabulary review

• Analyze the amendments

• Summarize the amendments

• Judge the amendments

• Add work to the notebook

13th Amendment

• Added in Dec. 1865• Abolished Slavery in the US

Draw a picture to show this

14th Amendment• 1868• Three Important Parts– 1. Citizenship Clause - born in the US = U.S. Citizen– 2. Due Process Clause - State governments cannot

deny Life, Liberty, or due process to its citizens– 3. Equal Protection Clause - Equal protection under

law to all citizens. • Southern states had to approve the

amendment before being welcomed back into the Union

Draw a picture to show this

15th Amendment

• 1870• Governments cannot deny voting rights to any

citizen based on race, color, or previous conditions of servitude.

• Did not prevent states from requiring taxes or tests to vote

Draw a picture to show this

Homework – that you start now, please

• Read p. 424 – 427• answer question #1 about the map p. 426• answer the following questions on p. 427– 1a, 1c– 2c– 3c– extra credit – question 4

– That makes 5 required questions in all

Warm up 12/3/15

• Glue all purple papers into your notebook.– -vocab: folded up so that you can write on a back

flap, amendment document, amendment foldable

– On the back flap of the vocab, rewrite the definition for impeach in different words.

– Draw a picture to represent “Reconstruction”– Summarize the 3 amendments

Quiz – 4 min to completeWrite the Amendment # that matches the description.1. Gave freed slaves the right to vote.2. Abolished slavery3. Guaranteed equal protection under the law for all

people.1 – 3 are 2 pts each

4. Summarize what last night’s reading was about.#4 is worth 6 pts. Quiz total is 12 pts.

Impeachment of President Johnson-Congress was frustrated that he wasn’t more supportive

• Secretary of War Edward Stanton & Johnson disagree about Reconstruction– Stanton sided with the Radical Republicans– Johnson fired him• Johnson broke the Tenure of Office Act

– Senate must vote if cabinet members are to be removed.

– House approved the charges against Johnson– Senate held the trial• Impeachment of Johnson missed by 1 vote. He was

allowed to finish his term

Can We All Just Get Along?

Former Confederates returned home to their neighbors, former slaves. Some, like Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877), right, of Tennessee, did not embrace emancipation. He had sold cotton and slaves before the war; after it, he joined

the Ku Klux Klan. So did many former white sons of the South.

“Avidizing” yesterday’s notes• Go back and write “Lenient” or “Harsh” next to the

president’s plan and Congress’ plan.• Write the #s of the Reconstruction Amendments

next to the phrase “reconstruction amendments”• Write “Freedmen’s Bureau” next to Congress’ Plan• Circle Impeach – what happened to Pres. Johnson

after he was impeached? Write your answer in the margin.

Warm up 12/4/2015• Read the Chapter 12 summary on p. 432. Write

the main idea for each section. It is not the 1st sentence of any of the paragraphs – read the entire summary.

• “Section 1: …• “Section 2: ...• “Section 3: …• “Section 4: …When you finish, turn to p. 419 & look at the pictures.

Southern Resistance to Reconstruction efforts

• Black Codes– Set up to keep the freedmen under control– Forced to sign labor contracts, couldn’t own guns or

start businesses in some towns• KKK & other groups started to keep the freedmen

down and scare whites loyal to the US govt

Northern states lost interest in Reconstruction

• frustrated that the army was still in the south and costing a lot of $$

• Frustrated by the violence in the south• 5 year economic depression took more

of their attention

Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction

• Rutherford B. Hayes (R) v. Samuel Tilden (D) 1876• Tilden won the popular vote but didn’t have enough

electoral college votes to win. A commission decided that Hayes, the republican, would get the disputed votes and become president.

• Compromise of 1877 resolved the disputed election– Republican Pres. Hayes must:

• Remove Troops from South• Not force state governments to be republican

– Democrats would:• Respect Black Rights• Accept Hayes as president