PPT-Congressional Reconstruction

US History Objectives B3d Evaluate different Reconstruction plans and their social economic and political impact on the South and the rest of the United States B3e Analyze the immediate and longterm influences of Reconstruction on the lives of African Americans and US society as a whole. 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.. Het . Bhattji. , Kelsey Cole, Chloe Foege, Matthew Irby, and Timmy Wood. What is Congressional Oversight?. Refers to the oversight used by Congress over the Executive Branch (including the numerous federal agencies).. TLW: Define gerrymandering and develop a “gerrymandered” map.. KEY VOCABULARY. Apportionment, Reapportionment, Census, Congressman at-large, Gerrymander, . Wesberry. v. Sanders (1964), Reapportionment Act of 1929. Presidential Versus Congressional Reconstruction. Reconstruction. The time period following the Civil War, which lasted from 1865 to 1877.. The time period during which the U.S. began to rebuild after the Civil War.. Reconstruction. The period of Reconstruction was extremely controversial for both the North and South. Many historians call the period “The Second Civil War,” as the regions remained bitter as their wounds from the Civil War healed. . Guidelines for Circulating Petitions. Circulators:. Must be U. S. citizens, and at least 18 years old.. Must not be on probation for a felony.. Do not need to be an Ohio citizen.. Do not need to be a registered voter.. Essential Questions:. . How do governments change?. Link for Interactive Map. Vocabulary. Radical . Republicans. . (. Congressional . Reconstruction). . – A Republican who believed that Congress should direct Reconstruction . ** . Southern state governments: aspirations, achievements, failures. *** . Role of African Americans in politics, education, and the economy. **** . Compromise of 1877. ***** . Impact of Reconstruction. The Fourteenth Amendment. Prohibits states from abridging “privileges” and “immunities” of citizens. Guarantees “equal protection under the law”. Gave congress the power to reduce congressional representation to any state that denied any group of men to vote. Warm-Up January 8, 2015. What, in your opinion, was the largest failure of . the Presidential . reconstruction plan offered by President Johnson?. The . first. major point of the Congressional plan was that the South ratify the 14. 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. Key Questions. How to rebuild the South after its destruction during the War?. What would be the condition of African Americans in the South?. How would the South be reintegrated into the Union?. Who would control the process: Southern states, president, or Congress?. After Civil War came Reconstruction The two stage policy Presidential reconstruction, and congressional reconstruction Aimed to rebuild and strengthen the country But what did this mean for Native Americans