With Malice Toward None and Andrew Johnson and the Radicals Chapter 14, Section 1 and 2 Main Ideas: What is Lincoln’s plan for reconstruction and how does it differ from radical republican’s? Why was President Johnson unsuccessful in dealing with Congress? What is the fourteenth amendment and how did the South react to it? What was the Freedman’s Bureau? Do Now: Military reconstruction map packet pg. 10. Topics: 10% Plan Wade-Davis Bill Radical Republicans Andrew Johnson Presidential Reconstruction Black Codes Committee of Reconstruction Freedman’s Bureau Civil rights Bill 14th amendment

Punish or Forgive? Both North and South suffered many dead Charleston, SC Both North and South suffered many dead Southern industry, infrastructure and government was destroyed South had to rebuild or North would have to provide for South Atlanta, GA

Lincoln’s Attitude to South Lincoln argued states still existed Wanted southern governments restored quickly Wanted to prevent Confederate officials from joining government “With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds.” – Second Inaugural Address

Lincoln’s Plan for Reconstruction If 10% of Southerners took oath to Constitution and US, would be readmitted Let South rule itself South must abolish slavery

Radical Republicans Radical Republicans wanted to punish south Thaddeus Stevens Radical Republicans wanted to punish south Want equality for freedmen States needed to be re-created Congress can decide how South is governed Wanted south ruled like a conquered province Led by Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner Charles Sumner

Wade Davis Plan Majority of southerners must declare loyalty To vote or hold office could not have served in Confederate government or army New state constitutions must be made South under military rule until requirements met Lincoln did not sign bill First page of "A Bill to guaranty to certain states whose governments have been usurped or overthrown, a republican form of government." (Wade-Davis bill as amended by Representative Thaddeus Stevens), 1864 National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the U.S. House of Representatives

Sic Semper Tyrannis “Thus Always to Tyrants” John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln in Ford Theater Conspirators also tried to kill Vice President Johnson and Secretary of State Seward Booth and conspirators were killed or executed