Plans for ReconstructionReconstruction -Process of rebuilding the United States (Union) after the Civil War.

*How should the U.S. re-admit the South into the Union?

I. Presidential Plan (Lincoln-Johnson Plan)

*1st plan for reconstruction*“10% Plan” Any state applying for re-admittance must:

1. 10% of men take

loyalty oath 2. Confederate officials of state jailed 3. Ratify 13th Amendment a. Accept freedom of slaves

www.magicalcat.com/H_reconstruction.htm

II. Congressional Plan1. All Confederate officials barred from public office2. Ratify 14th Amendment a. Former slaves are citizens -protected under the law3. Ratify 15th Amendment a. African American right to vote4. Accept Reconstruction Act of 1867 a. Divide southern states into strict Military Districts

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III. Freedmen’s Bureau1. Aid to former slaves (Freed men) a. Medical care b. Education c. Employment d. Food

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IV. Black Codes1. Laws passed in southern states designed to restrict rights of African Americans. a. Cannot hold public office b. Cannot serve on a Jury c. Cannot vote -Grandfather Clause d. Cannot work skilled jobs

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