PPT-Warm-Up January 7, 2015 Pretend you are President Lincoln and you want the South to become

WarmUp 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. Introduction:. Abraham Lincoln took the presidential oath on March 4, 1861. . He came into . Washington disguised to escape assassins. He thus became the president of the dis- United States of America. American people would endure four years of anguish and bloodshed, and Lincoln would face tortuous trials of leadership such have been visited upon few presidents. . Today’s Essential Question: What were . the political parties, platforms, candidates, issues, and outcome in the election of . 1860?. Vocabulary. political party. – political group organized to gain political power by getting its members elected to office. Reconstruction. The process of restoring the Union and rebuilding the social, political, and economic structure of the South.. The Problems of Peace. After the . war there . were many . questions:. what . John Brown Revisited!!. Northern abolitionists supplied Brown with $ to buy weapons . Brown goes with 21 men to invade the South and try to have the slaves rise up against their owners throughout the South!. Friday, April 14. th. , 1865. 7am to 2pm - Breakfast with family, met with cabinet, visitors, invited Grants to theater, met with Vice-President. 2pm - lunch with Mrs. Lincoln. 3pm to 8pm – met with former slave, various other individuals including a one-armed soldier, carriage ride. Historical Themes. The Presidency. Representation of a Great Leader. The Civil War. 13. th. Amendment. How a Bill becomes a Law. Party Politics in Congress. Abraham Lincoln . Born February 12, 1809 in Kentucky. First time rifles and trenches were used in a war. Gatling Gun – first rapid fire machine gun. Ironclads – ships reinforced with steel on the side. First ironclad battle. V. . Reconstruction. Reconstruction Storyline. Everything You Need To Know For Your APUSH Exam. Reconstruction: An Intro. What was it?. Attempting to achieve national unification after the Civil War. Key questions regarding Reconstruction:. Who would control it? Congress? President?. STOP EXPANSION. OF SLAVERY. DOUGLAS. NORTHERN . DEMOCRAT – . POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY. BELL. CONSTITUTIONAL . UNION PARTY (PRESERVE THE UNION). BRECKINRIDGE. SOUTHERN . DEMOCRAT – . ADD CUBA & . EXPAND SLAVERY. Today’s Essential Question: What were . the political parties, platforms, candidates, issues, and outcome in the election of . 1860?. Vocabulary. political party. – political group organized to gain political power by getting its members elected to office. Lincoln Elected President. November 6, 1860. Red – Lincoln. Yellow – Bell. Blue – Douglas. Green – Breckinridge. Purple – Non-Voting Territories. Lincoln Elected . President. In the 1860 presidential race, . The Confederacy. The Confederate States of America. Began in January 1861 the following states seceded from the United States of America. . Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas.. ABRAHAM LINCOLN “Honest Abe” ABRAHAM LINCOLN Who was Abraham Lincoln? Where was he from? When did he live? What did he do? Why is he famous? America’s 16 th President Many people believe that Abraham Lincoln was the United State’s greatest president. (not in notes): Write at least 2 things you know (or think you know) about the Civil War.. Causes of the Civil War- .   . Sectional disagreements and debates over. :. . 1) . tariffs. . (How?) . .