PPT-Reconstruction and Black Disfranchisement

POSC 104S Reconstruction 1860s Civil War erupts and concludes 13 th 14 th 15 th Amendments abolish slavery invoke equal protection mandate universal suffrage Lincoln Assassinated and Andrew Johnson becomes president. One of the first things the new Southern governments did was pass . black codes. Varied in severity from state to state. All tried to regulate affairs of freed blacks and assure a stable and subservient labor force. Angela Brown. Black Codes. Defeat in the war had not changed the fact that white people still dominated southern society.. One by one, southern states met Johnson’s Reconstruction demands and were restored to the Union.. Felony disfranchisement is a policy that bars citizens from the ballot box upon conviction of a felony. In the laws vary from state to state, but 48 states bar incarcerated individuals from casting a 1865-1877. A. What was Reconstruction?. Attempt to . a. chieve national reunification and reconciliation after Civil War.. Attempt to improve status of former slaves.. Difficult to achieve both.. B. 4 Main Questions. 1865-1877. Chapter 22 Vocabulary. Freedmen’s Bureau. Black Codes. 13. th. Amendment. 14. th. Amendment. 15. th. Amendment. Sharecropping. Debt Peonage. Scalawags. Carpetbaggers. Ku Klux Klan. The Problems of Peace. The Problem of Peace. Civil War had been very costly and the South had largely been destroyed.. Southern cities were burnt and slaves were freed still many Southerners remained defiant.. If the South was to recover economically how would that happen under the current circumstances?. Key Questions. 1. How do we. bring the South. back into the . Union?. 2. How do we . rebuild the . South after its. destruction . during the war?. 3. How do we. integrate and. protect newly-. emancipated. 13. th. Amendment. grandfather clause. 14th Amendment. Jim Crow. 15. th. Amendment. Ku Klux Clan. 16. th. Amendment. literacy test. Abraham Lincoln. martial law. Andrew Johnson. poll tax. assassination. I. The Problems of Peace. Jefferson Davis:. Temporarily clapped into irons during early days of 2-year imprisonment. He & fellow “conspirators” finally released. All rebels leaders pardoned by President Andrew Johnson in 1868. Section 1. Key Questions. 1. How do we. bring the South. back into the . Union?. 2. How do we . rebuild the . South after its. destruction . during the war?. 3. How do we. integrate and. protect newly-. Partner Discussion. Imagine that you live in the North/South as the Civil War is ending. . 1. How do you feel about the other side?. 2. What are your concerns about the South rejoining the U.S.? . 3. What would you want to make sure the other side does or does not do?. The name of the post Civil War years where the Southern States were admitted back into the Union and the Federal Government looked for ways to . enfranchise. newly freed slaves. 13. th. Amendment (1865) prohibits slavery in the US. Reconstruction (1865-1877). During the era of Reconstruction after the Civil War, the federal government attempted to:. Bring the Southern states back into the Union. Offer protections & rights to newly emancipated slaves. 6 -6 : Reconstruction, 1865-1877 Learning Objectives NAT 2.0 Explain how interpretations of the Constitution and debates over rights, liberties, and definitions of citizenship have affected American values, politics, and society.