Reconstruction  What do you think RECONSTRUCTION means?  BREAK IT DOWN!  RE – CONSTRUCT - ION

Reconstruction  (NOT on your paper)  Reconstruct = to construct again; rebuild; make over.  Reconstruction = the process by which the states that had seceded were reorganized as part of the Union after the Civil War.

Reconciliation  What do you think RECONCILIATION means?  “In the wake of the bloodiest, most destructive war of the century, the North and South wanted political and cultural reconciliation. Soldiers on both sides wanted to reconcile with former enemies by recognizing and commemorating their shared sacrifice.”

Reconciliation  the act of causing two people or groups to become friendly again after an argument or disagreement.

Malice  What do you think MALICE means?

Malice  desire to cause injury, harm, or suffering on another

Carpetbagger  This is a Carpetbagger – based on the picture, what can you assume about or tell what a carpetbagger is?

Carpetbagger  Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War in order to profit from and take advantage of the instability of the South

Civil Liberties  What do you think CIVIL LIBERTIES are?  Break it down  CIVIL  LIBERTIES

Civil Liberties  rights guaranteed by the laws of a country, as in the U.S. by the Bill of Rights.

Vision for Reuniting the Nation after the Civil War  Abraham Lincoln:  Reconciliation  Preservation of the Union  “with malice towards none, and charity for all, let us bind up the nation’s wounds”

Vision for Reuniting the Nation after the Civil War  Robert E. Lee  Wanted Southerners to reconcile and stop fighting  Later became president of Washington College (Washington & Lee University)

Vision for Reuniting the Nation after the Civil War  Frederick Douglass  Fought for voting rights  Spoke for human rights and civil liberties

Vision for Reuniting the Nation after the Civil War  Radical Republicans  Group of politicians  Wanted to punish the South  Established military districts in the South

13 th Amendment Bans slavery in the US and in any of its territories.

14 th Amendment Gives citizenship to everyone born in the US, and guarantees them equal protection under the law (Everyone EXCEPT Native Americans... )

15 th Amendment Gives African American men the right to vote