chapter 16 the agony of reconstruction
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Chapter 16 THE AGONY OF RECONSTRUCTION. Freedmen’s Bureau. Federal agency that aided freed slaves Helped them get food, housing, education, health care, and employment contracts. Civil War Amendments. Granted the following rights to African Americans: 13 th – Freedom - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Chapter 16THE AGONY OF
RECONSTRUCTION
Chapter 16THE AGONY OF
RECONSTRUCTION
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Freedmen’s BureauFreedmen’s Bureau
Federal agency that aided freed slaves Helped them get food, housing, education,
health care, and employment contracts
Federal agency that aided freed slaves Helped them get food, housing, education,
health care, and employment contracts
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Civil War AmendmentsCivil War Amendments
Granted the following rights to African Americans: 13th – Freedom 14th – Citizenship (equal protection + due
process) 15th – Suffrage
Granted the following rights to African Americans: 13th – Freedom 14th – Citizenship (equal protection + due
process) 15th – Suffrage
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The President Versus CongressThe President Versus Congress
President Johnson (Democrat) sought speedy reconstruction with minimum changes in the South
Congress (Republicans) sought slower reconstruction, demanded protection for freedmen
President Johnson (Democrat) sought speedy reconstruction with minimum changes in the South
Congress (Republicans) sought slower reconstruction, demanded protection for freedmen
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President Johnson President Johnson
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"THE FREEDMAN'S BUREAU! An Agency to keep the NEGRO in idleness at the EXPENSE of the white man. Twice vetoed by the PRESIDENT, and made a law by CONGRESS. Support Congress & you support the negro. Sustain the
President and you protect the white man."
"THE FREEDMAN'S BUREAU! An Agency to keep the NEGRO in idleness at the EXPENSE of the white man. Twice vetoed by the PRESIDENT, and made a law by CONGRESS. Support Congress & you support the negro. Sustain the
President and you protect the white man."
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Wartime ReconstructionWartime Reconstruction
Lincoln announced lenient policy in 1863
Republican Congress wanted to condition readmission to Union on black suffrage Mistrusted white Southerners
Lincoln announced lenient policy in 1863
Republican Congress wanted to condition readmission to Union on black suffrage Mistrusted white Southerners
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Republican CongressRepublican Congress
Radical Republicans insisted on black suffrage Feared that South would fall under great
planter control without black suffrage
Radical Republicans insisted on black suffrage Feared that South would fall under great
planter control without black suffrage
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Radical Reconstruction Plan Enacted (1867)
Radical Reconstruction Plan Enacted (1867)
Radical Republicans overrode Johnson’s vetoes
Put South under military rule until black suffrage fully secured
Radical Republicans overrode Johnson’s vetoes
Put South under military rule until black suffrage fully secured
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CarpetbaggersCarpetbaggers
Term Southerners gave to Northerners who moved south during Reconstruction
Term Southerners gave to Northerners who moved south during Reconstruction
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ScalawagsScalawags
Southern whites who supported Reconstruction
Carpetbaggers + scalawags cooperated to form Republican state governments
Southern whites who supported Reconstruction
Carpetbaggers + scalawags cooperated to form Republican state governments
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ReconstructionReconstruction
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The Impeachment CrisisThe Impeachment Crisis
1868: Congress impeached Johnson Tenure of Office Act
Senate refused to convict Johnson By 1 vote
Radical Republicans seen as subverting Constitution, lost public support
1868: Congress impeached Johnson Tenure of Office Act
Senate refused to convict Johnson By 1 vote
Radical Republicans seen as subverting Constitution, lost public support
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Reorganizing Land and LaborReorganizing Land and Labor
Ex-slaves wanted to work their own land Most land reverted to white owners
Contract labor Sharecropping Crop lien system
Ex-slaves wanted to work their own land Most land reverted to white owners
Contract labor Sharecropping Crop lien system
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Black CodesBlack Codes
South very segregated after War Black Codes designed to return blacks to
quasi-slavery
South very segregated after War Black Codes designed to return blacks to
quasi-slavery
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The Election of 1868The Election of 1868
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KKK + Democratic Party are just continuations of the Confederacy
KKK + Democratic Party are just continuations of the Confederacy
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Retreat from ReconstructionRetreat from Reconstruction
Grant’s weak principles contributed to failure
Panic of 1873 raised “the money question” Soft currency (greenbacks) vs. hard currency
(gold/silver)
Grant’s weak principles contributed to failure
Panic of 1873 raised “the money question” Soft currency (greenbacks) vs. hard currency
(gold/silver)
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A Reign of Terror Against BlacksA Reign of Terror Against Blacks
1870s: Ku Klux Klan terrorized blacks to keep them from voting
1870s: Ku Klux Klan terrorized blacks to keep them from voting
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Cartoon threatening KKK would lynch carpetbaggers, 1868
Cartoon threatening KKK would lynch carpetbaggers, 1868
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Spoilsmen Versus ReformersSpoilsmen Versus Reformers
Rumors of corruption during Grant's first term discredited Republicans
Lots of scandal in Grant’s second term
Rumors of corruption during Grant's first term discredited Republicans
Lots of scandal in Grant’s second term
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The Election of 1872The Election of 1872
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The Compromise of 1877The Compromise of 1877
Special Congressional commission gave disputed vote for president to Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) Southern Democrats accepted on two
conditions: Guarantee of federal aid to the South Removal of all remaining federal troops
Ends Reconstruction
Special Congressional commission gave disputed vote for president to Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican) Southern Democrats accepted on two
conditions: Guarantee of federal aid to the South Removal of all remaining federal troops
Ends Reconstruction
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“Redeeming” a New South“Redeeming” a New South
"Redeemers" came to power after Radical Reconstruction fell in the Southern states Gained power by doctrine of white supremacy
"Redeemers" came to power after Radical Reconstruction fell in the Southern states Gained power by doctrine of white supremacy
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Redeemers (Conservatives) Take Over State GovernmentsRedeemers (Conservatives)
Take Over State Governments
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The Rise of Jim CrowThe Rise of Jim Crow
Jim Crow laws legalized segregation and restricted black civil rights
Lynching—over 180 blacks lynched yearly 1889–1899
Federal government did little or nothing to prevent it
Jim Crow laws legalized segregation and restricted black civil rights
Lynching—over 180 blacks lynched yearly 1889–1899
Federal government did little or nothing to prevent it
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The revival of the KKK 1915
The revival of the KKK 1915
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