Planning Reconstruction Chapter 18 Section 1

Results of the Civil War Casualties of the War Union 340,000 CSA 210,000

Results of the Civil War Slaves were freed

Results of the Civil War Nation is more important than States People start identifying themselves as American

Results of the Civil War Federal Government grew in size and power

Results of the Civil War Income tax created to pay for war

Results of the Civil War State Universities were created Land for Homesteads in West Transcontinental Railroads

Results of the Civil War Manufacturing and Industrial industries expanded during and after the war

Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan 10% of population had to swear loyalty can make new state government Had to outlaw slavery Then could rejoin Congress

Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan Amnesty Pardon available to Confederates who pledged loyalty Not available to government leaders and officers

Wade Davis Bill Congressional Reconstruction Lincoln opposed Required 50% loyalty oaths People who joined Confederate Army could not vote Lincoln opposed Wanted Republicans strong in South

Freedman’s Bureau Set up to distribute food, clothes etc to freed slaves Was responsible for giving land to freedman, but land was taken away

Responding to Freedom Freedmen began to move, find families, return to where born, get control of life

African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Created churches and schools Adults and children try to learn to read to help gain economic freedom

John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln at Fords theater in Washington DC

Booth was captured and killed Lincoln died on April 15, 1865 First President to be assassinated

People who helped Booth escape were executed

Johnson becomes President Andrew Johnson was Democrat from Tennessee former slave owner Johnson believed Reconstruction was President job, not Congress’