1. Plans for Reconstruction
Chapter 9

2. Previous Discussion

3. Lincoln’s Plan for Reconstruction
1863 (before war ends, before Sherman marches, any true indicator of winner)
Assumptions
1. North/Union will win the war
2. seceded states will want to re-enter the US
Creator-Lincoln
Objective- make the seceded states re-entry into the US as easy as possible

4. Exceptions: soldiers, military leaders or in political office
Components-
1. freed slaves- Freedman’s bureau (provide assistance in the transition of slavery to freedom)
2. citizenship-if eligible voter and you pledge allegiance to United States, you can be a citizen again
Exceptions: soldiers, military leaders or in political office

5. 3.statehood- if 10% of the people take the oath, state can re-enter the US
Successful? No
Many think Lincoln was too easy on the South

6. Response to Lincoln’s Reconstruction Plan
Wade-Davis Bill 1864
Creator- Radical Republicans
Objective- to make it more difficult for seceding states to re-enter and punish them for seceded and participating

7. Components
1. majority of swm must pledge for a state to re-enter the US
2. soldiers can’t vote or hold office
Successful? No, Why? Lincoln thinks too harsh, he would not sign

8. Freedman’s Bureau
Lincoln can be viewed as a father figure responsible to his children.-cloud
Composed- Congress + Lincoln
Objective- to assist newly freed Blacks in the transition from slavery to freedman
Components
1.food
2. shelter
3. clothing
4.teach basic skills (3Rs)
5. job training
6.medical attention
Changes:

9. Explain what the Freedmen’s Bureau did to address each problem
Problem 1-Freedmen were uneducated
Problem 2- Freedmen were expected to work on plantations.
Problem 3-Freedmen were unsure of their political rights.
Problem 4- Many poor whites lacked basic necessities to survive and were unskilled laborers.
2pts. each

10. Freedmen’s Bureau Discuss in small group Need- Intent- Fairness-
Lawfulness-
Components-

11. What have Blacks in the South gained?
Temporary assistance for basic needs
A new title- freedman
What has not changed?
Color of skin
Perception of Southerners
Job opportunities/skills
Address

12. Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan Phase I
Components/requirements
1. ratify the 13th amendment (include in new state const)
2. repeal secession ordinances
3.void war debts
4.$20,000 land/high ranking Confederate must apply to Pres. Andrew Johnson for pardon
5.majority of white males swear loyalty

13. The 13th Amendment
AMENDMENT XIII
On December 6th, 1865 the 13th Amendment was adopted into the United States Constitution. The 13th Amendment officially abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.
Section 1.
RELATED RESOURCES
13th Amendment (NARA) »
The Creation of the 13th Amendment (Harpweek) »
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
Section 2.
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.

14. We met the requirements. Why can’t GA re-enter the United States?
1. Black codes
2.Pres. Johnson has lost influence in Congress= Radical Republicans gain influence

15. Supports in South 1. freedom-Emancipation Proclamation/13th amendment
2. 40 acres and a mule-Special Field Order #15- did not come to pass by Pres. Andrew Johnson
3. Freedman’s Bureau- food, shelter, job training, education, clothing, medical needs, jobs

16. Congressional Reconstruction Plan
Phase II
1. ratify the 14th amendment
2.Qualified black males must be allowed to vote
GA refused and placed under military rule
3.Write new constitutions
Military registered blacks to vote
4.Stop activity of KKK (along with #2)

17. The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868, and granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed. In addition, it
forbids states from denying any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

18. Why can’t GA re-enter the United States?
1.expelled 28/32 black legislators
Vote does not equal office holding
2. conservatives in control (Congress)

19. Phase III Ratify 15th amendment Reseat the black legislators
Register black voters (Congress response to Georgia Act 1869)
GA allowed re-entry in July 1870

20. The 15th Amendment to the Constitution granted African American men the right to vote and was ratified on February 3, 1870.
RELATED RESOURCES
15th Amendment (Library of Congress) »
Black Voting Rights: The Creation of the 15th Amendment (Harpweek) »
SECTION 1.
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

21. Post War Amendment Check match accordingly
13th Amendment
1870
Gives legal equality to everyone born in U.S.
14th Amendment
1865
Guarantees all men right to vote regardless of race
15th Amendment
1868
Abolishes slavery

22. Presidential or Congressional Reconstruction?
Amnesty offered to most Southerners
PR or CR
Southern states need new constitutions
African Americans granted the franchise
Southern states under military control

23. Economic Reco