Politics of Reconstruction

1. Unit 3- Reconstruction

5.  I. Reconstruction-
Process of building the
US again after the Civil
War (1865-1877)

6.  II. Andrew Johnson’s Plan
 A. 17th President after Lincoln was shot
 B. Each state would have to:
 1. Withdraw its secession
 2. Swear Allegiance to the Union
 3. Pay all war debts
 4. Ratify the 13th Amendment, ending slavery

7.  C. Johnson pardoned (get them out of legal
punishment) over 13,000 Confederates
 “White men alone must manage the South”

8.  III. Radical Republicans- small group of
Republicans in Congress- angered by Johnson,
they wanted:
 1. To destroy the political power of former
slaveholders
 2. To address the needs of former slaves
 - land, voting rights, and protection under the
law

9.  IV. Presidential Reconstruction stops
 Congress tries to pass new laws
 1. Freedmans’ Bureau
 A. Assisted former slaves and poor whites by
distributing clothing and food
 B. Set up more than 40 schools, 4,000
hospitals, and 74 teacher schools

10. 2. Civil Rights Acts of 1866
 Stopped black codes- discriminatory laws
that restricted the lives of blacks
*Both vetoed by Johnson

11.  V. Congressional Reconstruction
 Drafted the 14th Amendment
 1. All people born in the US are citizens
 2. All citizens entitled to equal protection of
the law
 3. Due process for all citizens

12.  VI. Johnson impeached- accused of committing
crimes in office
 House of Reps voted to impeach, found not
guilty in the Senate by one vote