Reconstruction Presidential Versus Congressional Reconstruction

Reconstruction The time period following the Civil War, which lasted from 1865 to The time period during which the U.S. began to rebuild after the Civil War. Also, the process the federal government used to readmit the defeated Confederate states to the Union.

Differing views of Reconstruction Presidential Reconstruction More lenient The Ten Percent Plan Readmitted states back into the Union very easily. Issued many pardons Congressional Reconstruction More radical (radical reconstruction) Congress drafted the Fourteenth Amendment. Made all people born in the U.S., citizens Divided former Confederate states into military districts. Congress ratified the Fifteenth Amendment. Protected voting rights.

Opposition to Reconstruction Ku Klux Klan A vigilante group They whipped, tortured and murdered former slaves. Its goals were to Destroy the Republican Party Throw out reconstruction governments Prevent African Americans from exercising their political rights.

The Birth of A Nation A silent film which portrays the KKK as rescuing the South from the “atrocities” of reconstruction. 7SVbLjBw&feature=related 7SVbLjBw&feature=related

The Civil War Amendments 13 th Amendment, Abolished Slavery 14 th Amendment, Citizenship 15 th Amendment, Voting