PPT-Reconstruction (1865-1876)

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. Grant appointed friends and acquaintances with a lack of experience. Spoils system (Jackson would approve!!!) . Many turned out to be dishonest. Construction company kick-back (V.P.). Whiskey Ring . Bribes to IRS to avoid taxes – costs gov’t billions. We will design a statue at the end of this lesson discussing these affects, so take Good Notes!!. Definitions. Reconstruction (U.S.)- . Bringing the South back into the Union.. Amendment-. a change made to a law.. Reconstruction: An Introduction. What is “Reconstruction?”. What challenges would exist? . Lincoln’s plan. April 8. th. , 1865: . April 14. th. , 1865: . That means: . The basic idea: . Reconstruction Begins. America’s History. , 8. th. Edition,. . Chapter . 15 . Review Video. www.Apushreview.com. Check out the description for videos that match up with the new curriculum. . The Struggle for National Reconstruction. Reconstruction Issues. Closure: when is the Civil War period over?. Fate of defeated Confederates. Fate of former slaves. How to integrate Confederate states back into the U.S.. Role of federal gov’t vs. state gov’t. 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. (. Unit III. , . Segment 3 of 3. ). Essential Question. :. What were the various plans to reconstruct the Union at the end of the Civil War?. Warm-Up Question:. What problems exist now that the Civil War is over?. 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-.   . Charleston . Physical destruction of the south. . The impact of war in the South. . Richmond. . The impact of war in the South. 2. . Economic conditions . Banks, businesses destroyed by inflation. Please pick up a copy of the class notes from the cart and work on completing Part I (Reconstruction Amendments) with your partner. You will also need your Focus 20 film guide for . Lincoln. .. Please turn in Focus 21 (maps only) to the box on the back table.. 1865-1877. ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN. April 14, 1865. Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C.. Shot in the back of the head by a pro-Southern actor named John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln’s VP Andrew Johnson becomes the President (he was a Democrat from . 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. 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.