Class WIKI Reconstruction -The reorganization and rebuilding of the former confederate states after the Civil War By: Madison McCain & Britny Coleman(: 8-5 Caldwell U.S. History

Presidential Reconstruction (Lincoln’s Plan) President Lincoln offered the first plan for accepting the Southern states back into the union. December 1863, during the Civil War, Lincoln announced what came to be known as the “Ten Percent Plan”.

Ten Percent Plan Ten Percent Plan- When 10% of the voters of a state took an oath of loyalty to the Union the state could form a new Constitution banning slavery.

Lincoln. Lincoln wanted to encourage Southerners who supported the Union to take charge of the state government. They believed punishing the South would wouldn’t do any good. It would only delay healing the torn nations. Offered amnesty- A pardon to all white Southerners, except Confederate leaders, who were willing to swear loyalty to Union. Not forcing the South to give rights helped by white American’s to African American’s, but congress would not approve.

The Freedman’s Bureau March During the last week of war. Congress and the president established a new government agency to help former enslaved persons, or freedmen.

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Wade Davis Bill Congress passed much Hasher Plan. White males had to swear loyalty to Union; Only white males who never took arms could vote adopt a new state constitution. Abolish slavery only then could be re- admitted Lincoln refused to sign.

Congressional Reconstruction Congress thought it should be a tougher and more radical (extreme.) Called “Radical Republicans.” Declared the Southern institutions “Must be broken up and re-laid, or all our blood and treasure has been spent in vain.” Congress voted to deny seats to representatives from any state representatives from any state reconstructed under Lincoln’s plan the congress began to it’s own plan. Once Lincoln was assassinated, Johnson came into office congress agreed and thought he would make a harsh Reconstruction plan they would agree with.

Congressional Reconstruction Southerners would be granted amnesty once they swore an oath of loyalty to the Union. High ranking confederate officials and wealthy landowners however could be pardoned only by applying personally to the president. This was Johnson’s attack on wealthy leaders who believed and tricked people of the South into seceding. Johnson appointed governors to the South saying only people who sworn there loyalty could vote. Before a state could re-enter the Union it’s Constitutional Convention had to denounce secessions and abolish slavery states also had to ratify the 13 amendment. This amendment abolished all slavery in all parts of The United States. By the end of 1865, almost all of the South states, but Texas was ready to join President Johnson declared “Restoration” almost complete.