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Results of Congressional Reconstruction I. Impeachment of President Andrew Johnson 1. Challenged Radical Republican Congress a. Went “easy” on the South -Pardoned Confederate leaders -10% Plan -Vetoed Reconstruction Act 2. Congress took his Military authority away a. Fired the Secretary of War anyway -“Impeached” -put on trial -“Not Guilty” Johnson Impeachment Articles

II. Carpetbaggers & Scalawags a. Northerners who moved south to run for office after the Civil War 2. Scalawags a. Southerners who held public office after the Civil War -viewed by Confederates as “traitors” 3. First African Americans to hold public office a. 16 elected to Congress -14 House -2 Senate b. Blanche K. Bruce c. Hiram Revels Blanche K. Bruce Hiram R. Revels

III. Progress and Corruption a. Abolished many Black Codes b. Raised $ to rebuild South c. Built schools for former slaves d. Women’s right to own property e. Enforce 13th & 14th Amendments 2. Corruption a. Greed -Millions of $ stolen by dishonest government officials

IV. A Reign of Terror 1. Ku Klux Klan a. White terrorist organization designed to strike fear into Freed slaves and Radical Republicans -burn churches & homes -public lynchings 2. “The Tragic Era” a. Southern Democrats controlled South -Poll Tax & “Grandfather Clause” Poor blacks unable to vote -“Solid South” -Former Confederates regained control of South www.pbs.org/.../articles/ku_klux_klan.html

V. The End of Reconstruction 1. Death of key Reconstruction leaders 2. Many Confederate leaders pardoned 3. Controversial “deal” a. Rutherford B. Hayes -given Southern disputed votes -removed Union troops from South www.umich.edu/~lawrace/votetour4.htm Rutherford B. Hayes

Questions 1. How did the Radical Republican justify the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson? 2. How did the tactics of the Ku Klux Klan help Southern Democrats regain control of the South? 3. Explain the “deal” that led to the end of the Reconstruction.