THE END OF RECONSTRUCTION

Main Idea As white Southerners regained power, Reconstruction ended, as did black advances toward equality. Why It Matters Now Reforms made during Reconstruction made later civil rights gains possible.

What were five key events that occurred between 1865 and 1877? Johnson is impeached Lincoln’s death Panic of 1873 1877 1865 Fourteenth Amendment passes Image Grant is elected

• What did the Fifteenth Amendment declare? • What effect did scandals in the Grant administration have on the Republican party? • What demands did Southern Democrats make in the Compromise of 1877?

1) What did the Fifteenth Amendment declare? The right to vote should not be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. 2) What effect did scandals in the Grant administration have on the Republican party? They helped spilt the party! 3) What demands did Southern Democrats make in the Compromise of 1877? The removal of federal troops from the South; land grants and loans to build railroads; money for internal improvements; appointment of Democratic to the cabinet

ULYSSES S GRANT is a Republican, elected president in 1868 ULYSSES S GRANT is a Republican, elected president in 1868. Freedmen where key in his election. To protect African Americans he promoted an Anti-Klan bill. http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/6/67/Ulysses_s_grant.jpg

Despite attacks by the KKK, over 500,000 African Americans are voting in the South Voting in elections, drafting new state constitutions and serving in congress made African Americans an addition to politics!

15th AMENDMENT – states citizens cannot be stopped from voting based on race Women were still not given the right to vote… They were upset!

What are poll taxes and literacy TESTS??? Poll taxes and literacy tests will try and prevent them from voting

President Grant did not choose his advisors well He chose friends and family members to fill positions they were not qualified for http://www.worldsdumbestman.com/worldsdumbestman/web/bits/blog/politicalCartoons/grantHoldingStuff.jpg

Some of his friends in cabinet positions took bribes and caused scandals

The Republican party started to split and was no longer strong and unified

PANIC OF 1873 – some banks made bad loans and had to close http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Panic_of_1873_bank_run.jpg/300px-Panic_of_1873_bank_run.jpg

LeD to ECONOMIC DEPRESSION – a time of low business activity and high unemployment Lasted 5 years, many businesses fail and people lose jobs

The Republicans are blamed and the Democrats begin to win more elections

Hayes is the Republican 1876 Election is very close Tilden is Democrat Hayes is the Republican http://www.kiva.net/~jetorres/Hayes_Tilden.jpg

Election is so close that both sides declare they are the winner Hayes is eventually named President as the result of a compromise http://www.simonsays.com/assets/isbn/0743255526/C_0743255526.jpg

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COMPROMISE OF 1877 Federal troops are removed from the South Loans for Southern railroads Federal funds for reconstruction projects in the South

COMPROMISE OF 1877 Hayes would appoint a Democrat to a cabinet position Democrats would respect the rights of African Americans

Reconstruction government collapses Democrats regain control and power in Congress

Because of the compromise for this presidential election, Union troops were removed from the South and Reconstruction ended

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LEGACY OF RECONSTRUCTION Some rights are gained for African Americans – 14th and 15th Amendments The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments are all geared toward civil rights.

LEGACY OF RECONSTRUCTION Equality for African Americans still not achieved African American schools and churches grew

LEGACY OF RECONSTRUCTION African Americans still faced poverty and violence Formers slaves never received land as promised. Congress thought getting their freedom was enough

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Identifying and Solving PROBLEMS SOLUTIONS Black codes: Southern states passed black codes to keep power over former slaves. Before states were readmitted, Congress made them pass a civil rights amendment and allow black men to vote. President Johnson: President Johnson blocked Reconstruction measures. Congress impeached him to remove him from office. Education: Newly freed African Americans needed an education. Organizations set up freedmen’s schools. Economy: African Americans needed to make a living. They farmed on confiscated land, signed work contracts, or sharecropped. Ku Klux Klan: Ku Klux Klan terrorized African Americans and Republicans. Congress passed anti-Klan laws. Voting: Southern states tried to keep African Americans from voting. Congress passed the Fifteenth Amendment to give them voting rights. Back to Home