1. Reconstruction Healing a Broken Nation

2. Reconstruction Lincoln’s Plan Pardon confederates who take a oath of loyalty to the U.S. Constitution 10% of voters take oath and support 13 th Amendment a state gov’t could be established Will not recognize the concept of secession Very lenient plan

3. Radical Republicans Thaddeus Stevens & Charles Sumner Punishment must be the goal Confederate generals must be removed from power forever Protect Republican control of congress Create a Republican party in the south Secure a tariff, National Bank, and Transcontinental Railroad

4. Wade-Davis Bill 1864 Passed by the Radical Republicans in Congress Southern States would be placed under military rule Majority of the people must take an oath to the U.S. Constitution States must pass laws that prohibit slavery and honor all war debts Lincoln “pocket veto’s” Wade-Davis Bill, enrages the Radical Republicans

5. Andrew Johnson’s Plan Lincoln’s death changed everything Johnson favored moderate plan like Lincoln Southern civilians as Governors Cancel war debts, withdraw proclamation of secession Johnson and Radical Republicans would battle

6. Radical Republicans Plan 14 th amendment – granted citizenship Rebellion states, revert back to territories 5 military states would be established African Americans must be allowed to vote for leaders in south No Confederate leader is allowed in government

7. Radical legislation Tenure of Office Act Freedman’s Bureau Civil Rights Act of 1865 All were vetoed by Andrew Johnson Radical Republicans were able to override all of the veto's

8. Johnson’s Impeachment Fires Secretary of War Stanton House finds this grounds for Impeachment 35 Senators vote “guilty” 19 Senators vote “not guilty” wins by 1 vote Remains President, but he no longer has power

9. Election of 1868 Radicals solidify control of US Elect war hero U.S.S. Grant Elected with the help of Black voters

10. Ku Klux Klan 15 th amendment secured voting rights for African Americans KKK grew to scare blacks from voting Scare tactics Made their life a living hell

11. Jim Crow Laws Legal laws to prevent African Americans from voting Poll Tax Literacy Test Grandfather Clause Black codes: curfew, land restriction, lower wages Plessy Vs. Ferguson: enforced separate but equal

15. End of Reconstruction Election of 1876 Democrats = Samuel Tilden, NY Republicans = Rutherford B. Hayes, OH Tilden wins popular vote, and 3 southern states send in two different electoral ballots Republicans in House pick Hayes Southern Democrats agreed to support Hayes if he would withdraw military from south