PPT-Political Reconstruction

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 . 1. Under what restrictions would the Southern states be readmitted to the Union?. 2. What would be the political/ social status of blacks (freemen)?. 3. What should be done with rebels? Soldiers who fought? Leaders of the Rebellion?. Reconstruction. Main Questions For the Unit. What was Reconstruction?. How did Reconstruction change the power and the way the US government worked?. How did Reconstruction change life for African Americans?. Get out: . Reconstruction Reading Questions. APPARTS on Reconstruction. Reconstruction Report Cards. Identify key components of both Presidential Reconstruction and Congressional Reconstruction.. Identify a key weakness of both approaches to Reconstruction.. 1869-1896. Chapter 23. AMH2020. Derek Wingate. Themes. The Post- Civil War Republic. Ulysses S. Grant. Political Corruption. Disillusionment . The “Bloody Shirt” Elects Grant. The political wrangling between Congress and President Johnson soured the people on professional politicians.. A Second Civil War?. Ms. Gewecke. Unit 3. Reconstruction. What is Reconstruction?. This was a period of time after the Civil War (1865-1877). Attempts were made to readmit the South to the Union. This is a period of rebuilding physically, politically, and socially. What is the effect of political violence on partisanship? . Evidence from an underexplored case: political violence during the American Civil War in Confederate Alabama. . In Alabama, what was the effect of violence during the Civil War on post-war partisanship?. 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. Poorlincoln. . Political Parties of the North . Northern Democrats Split following the death of Stephen Douglas. War Democrats and Peace Democrats . War= Support Lincoln . Peace= want war to end- extremist were the Copperheads . ** . Southern state governments: aspirations, achievements, failures. *** . Role of African Americans in politics, education, and the economy. **** . Compromise of 1877. ***** . Impact of Reconstruction. Based on this illustration, how would you characterize a carpetbagger?. Reconstruction. (Part 2). Essential Question: . What steps were taken during Reconstruction to rebuild the South and preserve the rights of African Americans?. Standard 5-1 The . student will demonstrate an understanding of Reconstruction and its impact on . the . United States.. 5-1.1 Summarize the . aims. and course of Reconstruction, including the effects of Abraham Lincoln’s . 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?. Chapter 3. Section 1: The Union in Crisis. Section Focus . QUestion. How did the issue of slavery divide the union?. Slavery and Western Expansion. The Mexican-American War highlighted the issue of slavery in the United States.