SS912A23 Describe the issues that divided Republicans during the early Reconstruction era Essential Question Describe the division of the Republican Party on how to reconstruct the South ID: 619902
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The Division of the Republican Party During Reconstruction
SS.912.A.2.3 - Describe the issues that divided Republicans during the early Reconstruction era.Essential Question: Describe the division of the Republican Party on how to reconstruct the South.Slide2
Bell Ringer (3 minutes)
What impact did Radical Republicans in Congress have on Reconstruction?They opposed the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment.They encouraged the freedmen to exercise their new political rights.They persuaded President Johnson to pardon former Confederate leaders.They prevented President Johnson from sending federal troops to the South.
The dispute between President Andrew Johnson and Congress during the Reconstruction Era illustrates the constitutional principle
of
equality of justice under the law
federalism
one man, one vote
separation of powersSlide3
The Division of the Republican Party During Reconstruction
Reconstruction (first 5 min 15 seconds of video)Look for the information that answers the following question: What details are presented to help you understand why President Johnson did not support the abolishment of slavery?
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The Division of the Republican Party During Reconstruction (I Do)
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The Division of the Republican Party During Reconstruction (I Do)
Republican president Andrew Johnson and the Radical Republicans who controlled Congress, differed over how to handle the task of reconstruction in the post-Civil War South.
Johnson favored a more forgiving plan, the
Radical Republicans favored a
punishing
plan.
The
Radical Republicans subsequently attempted to impeach Johnson and he escaped removal by only 1 vote in the Senate. Slide6
The Division of the Republican Party During Reconstruction
What caused a division within the Republican Party after the Civil War?Slide7
The Division of the Republican Party During Reconstruction (We Do)
Read the assigned passages. As you read, identify how President Johnson and the Radical Republicans addressed each of the questions.Slide8
Bell Ringer Question
What impact did Radical Republicans in Congress have on Reconstruction?They opposed the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment.They encouraged the freedmen to exercise their new political rights.They persuaded President Johnson to pardon former Confederate leaders.
They prevented President Johnson from sending federal troops to the South.Slide9
Bell Ringer Question
What impact did Radical Republicans in Congress have on Reconstruction?They opposed the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment.They encouraged the freedmen to exercise their new political rights.They persuaded President Johnson to pardon former Confederate leaders.
They prevented President Johnson from sending federal troops to the South.Slide10
Bell Ringer Question
The dispute between President Andrew Johnson and Congress during the Reconstruction Era illustrates the constitutional principle ofequality of justice under the law federalism
one man, one vote separation of powersSlide11
Bell Ringer Question
The dispute between President Andrew Johnson and Congress during the Reconstruction Era illustrates the constitutional principle ofequality of justice under the law federalism
one man, one vote separation of powersSlide12
The Division of the Republican Party During
Reconstruction (You Do)How did President Andrew Johnson’s views on Reconstruction differ from those of Congress?President Johnson refused to pardon former Confederate leaders, while Congress wanted to treat them leniently.President Johnson was shocked at the Southern “Black Codes,” while Congressional leaders saw them as necessary to restore order.
President Johnson accepted Southern “Black Codes,” while Congress overturned them with a Civil Rights bill prohibiting racial discrimination.
President Johnson thought the readmission of states into the Union should be decided by Congress, while Congressional leaders saw it as his responsibility.Slide13
The Division of the Republican Party During
Reconstruction (You Do)What was an immediate effect of the changes described below, which were implemented by Congressional Reconstruction?
The
citizenship rights of African Americans were withheld.The balance of power in Southern state governments shifted.
Northern and Southern whites were reconciled more quickly.
Confederate leaders automatically regained their confiscated properties.Slide14
The Division of the Republican Party During
Reconstruction (You Do)What was the impact of these issues on Republicans following the Civil War?
They
rejected the idea of creating a group of new African American voters sympathetic to their party.
They disagreed over whether the President or Congress should set conditions for Reconstruction.
They agreed to let Southerners govern their own affairs without federal interference.
They refused to treat the Southern states as conquered areas.Slide15
The Division of the Republican Party During
Reconstruction (You Do)Essential Question: Describe the division of the Republican Party on how to reconstruct the South. Cite specific evidence to support your answer.