Reconstruction USH-3.3

I. Post-Civil War A.South was devastated in all aspects B.Reconstruction was the reintegration of the southern states into the Union 1.It was the state’s job to rebuild things 2.Hard to do without any money 3.The federal gov’t took a major role in protecting the freed slaves C.Northern Republicans have control of Congress

II. Reconstruction A.Southern states pass Black Codes 1.Laws that restrict the freedom of black people B.They elect former Confederates to Congress C.Vigilante groups engage in violence toward the freedmen D.South opposes the Freedmen’s Bureau 1.Organization meant to help all those affected by the war E.South opposes the 14 th Amendment

II. Reconstruction F.Congress refuses to admit Southern officials & sends the 14 th to the states for ratification 1.They refuse to do so G.Military Reconstruction Act of Splits South into 5 military districts 2.These new gov’ts ratify the 14 th amendment

II. Reconstruction H.President Johnson 1.Takes over after Lincoln’s assassination 2.He tried to remove a member of the Cabinet 3.Congress says that is their job 4.He does it anyway 5.Congress impeaches him 6.Not removed from office but loses his power

III. Reconstruction Amendments A.13 th Amendment 1.Freed all slaves in the United States 2.States had to accept it before they could form new gov’ts

III. Reconstruction Amendments B.14 th Amendment 1.Citizenship to all born in the US 2.Equal protection for all citizens 3.Due process of law 4.Overturns Dred Scott decision

III. Reconstruction Amendments C.15 th Amendment 1.All male citizens have the right to vote 2.AAs want to vote 3.Republicans wants the AAs to vote for them 4.Federal troops attempt to protect AAs that vote

IV. African Americans A.Most stayed on the same plantation 1.No money and no where to go B.Some moved looking for family members 1.Exodusters – AAs who moved to Kansas C.Started own churches and communities D.Began going to schools 1.Freedmen’s Bureau schools 2.Black colleges started by Northerners

IV. African Americans E.B/c of the new amendments, blacks elected many others to state legislatures and Congress F.Got land from the Freedmen’s Bureau 1.It was taken away when whites were pardoned 2.Never got their “40 acres and a mule”

IV. African Americans G.Freedmen’s Bureau also set up sharecropping agreements 1.Workers gave labor 2.Land owners gave land and tools 3.Workers paid with a share of their crops 4.Owners rigged the system by overcharging for everything a)Workers could never get out of debt

V. Whites A.Scalawags 1.White Southerners that joined the Republican Party B.Carpetbaggers 1.Northerners that moved south to help/steal 2.Mostly Republican C.White Southerners: 1.Hated blacks 2.Hated scalawags 3.Hated carpetbaggers