1. Unit 9: The Civil War & Reconstruction - Reconstruction pt. 2

2. Bell Ringer:
What were the Amendments passed during Reconstruction? And what did each of them say?
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3. 14th- Equal Protection of the Laws
Civil War Amendments
13th- Ends Slavery
14th- Equal Protection of the Laws
15th- Right to Vote not Denied by Race

4. Reconstruction Plans
Congress fights back by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1866
created federal guarantees to civil rights and overrode state laws
attacks black codes
President Johnson vetoed the act
And then Congress overrode veto with ⅔ majority (first time in U.S. history!)

5. Radical Reconstruction
„Congress passes the Military Reconstruction Act of 1867
divided the South into 5 military districts
except Tenn. b/c passed the 14th amendment
a union general was in charge of each district

7. Radical Reconstruction
„Congress passes Tenure of Office Act
limited power of President to hire and fire gov’t officials
to keep him from firing Radical Republicans in cabinet

8. Radical Reconstruction
„Johnson fires Sec. of War Edwin Stanton (Rad Rep)
ticks off Congress
H.O.R. vote to impeach him b/c he violated the Tenure of Office Act
Senate is the jury (decided yes or no)
missed getting kicked out of office by 1 vote
for the remainder of time in office causes no trouble

9. Reconstruction in the South
„Ulysses S. Grant - Republican
won the 1868 election (war hero)
the black vote was important in the election of 1868
African Americans voted Republican

11. Reconstruction in the South
By 1870 all of the Southern states have met the requirements to rejoin the Union
the United States is reunited again

12. Reconstruction in the South
Political change for African Americans
begin voting at higher rates
vote Republican (keeping them in power)
begin to hold gov’t jobs
sheriffs, police chiefs, state legislatures, 16 seats in Congress
Hiram Revels: first black senator, from Mississippi (ironically, he took Jefferson Davis’ seat)

13. Reconstruction in the South
scalawags - white Southerners who joined the Republican Party
carpetbaggers - Northerners who moved South after the war
some came to help, most came to take advantage

14. Virtual Day Assignment
Reconstruction Webquest
DUE TODAY
Use your phone with QR code OR Use a Chromebook