1. With a partner…  Explain what made reconstruction so difficult in the South.  What are some solutions that might make the situation improve in the South.

2. The End of Reconstruction 18-4

3. The End of Reconstruction  By the 1870s Radical Republicans were losing power.  They decided to let the South run their own governments again.

4. Radicals in Decline  Congress passed the Amnesty Act in 1872 Amnesty Act- restored the right to vote to nearly all white Southerners. Amnesty Act- restored the right to vote to nearly all white Southerners.  Southern states became predominantly Democratic. They also kept many African Americans from voting! They also kept many African Americans from voting!

6. Election of 1876  Marked the end of Reconstruction Samuel Tilden (Dem) vs. Samuel Tilden (Dem) vs. Rutherford B. Hayes (Rep). Rutherford B. Hayes (Rep).  Tilden won the popular vote, but Hayes privately agreed to end Reconstruction and he eventually went on to win!  Reconstruction was finally over. Hayes removed all military troops from the South. Hayes removed all military troops from the South.

7. Impact of Reconstruction  With the end of Reconstruction, came a Democratic power swing. Now dominated Southern politics Now dominated Southern politics  With that, African Americans began to lose rights once again!

8. Restricted Rights  As Conservatives gained more control, African Americans lost more rights  The rise of the KKK during Reconstruction set black progress back to where it was pre-civil war.

9. Homework  Make a T-Chart in your notebooks.  On the left side write “The Old South”  On the right side write “The New South”  Compare and Contrast the South from pre-reconstruction to post reconstruction. Must have at least 5 points for both sides. Must have at least 5 points for both sides.

10. “Old South”“New South”

11. Voting Restrictions  Poll Taxes- required voters to pay a fee each time they voted  Literacy Tests- required voters to read and explain a section of the Constitution. Most freedmen could not read or write. Most freedmen could not read or write.  Grandfather Clause- if a white man’s father or grandfather could vote, then so could he The way around Lit. Tests for poor whites The way around Lit. Tests for poor whites

13. Segregation  Segregation- legal separation of races.  Jim Crow Laws- laws that separated blacks and whites in schools, restaurants, theaters, trains, streetcars, playgrounds, hospitals, and even cemeteries.  Plessy v. Ferguson- court case which ruled that segregation was legal. (This would be legal as long as both facilities were equal, however this was rarely the case.) (This would be legal as long as both facilities were equal, however this was rarely the case.)

14. The “New South”  Cotton production was back to the way it was in 1860.  More textile factories were built.  The tobacco industry was soaring.  Mineral resources like iron ore, coal, steel, and oil were now being mined and used.  Industry was now booming in the South!

15. 18-4 Foldable Vocabulary Booklet  Must include the 7 “blue” vocab words in section 4.  Must include at least one picture to represent each word.

16. Reconstruction Wrap Up  Please write in your notebooks.  Was Reconstruction a success or a failure?  Give at least 3 reasons to support you answer.