PPT-Reconstruction * Presidential and Radical Reconstruction

Southern state governments aspirations achievements failures Role of African Americans in politics education and the economy Compromise of 1877 Impact of Reconstruction. What do you remember??. Essential Question:. Who is constitutionally in charge?. If the South had seceded, was reconstruction under the jurisdiction of the President or the Congress?. If they had not left the union, then Reconstruction could be handled by the President under his executive pardoning power.. 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. 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.. American history. Goals. Students will be able to:. Review the causes and the consequences of the Civil War.. Assess the influence of significant people and groups on Reconstruction. Describe the issues that divided Republicans during early Reconstruction. Lincoln’s Assassination:. Friday, April 14. th. , 1865.. Lincoln shot by John Wilkes Booth in back of the head.. Booth said; “sic semper . tyrannis. ” (The South shall live). Booth caught 12 days later near a barn in Maryland and shot.. 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 . Essential Questions:. . How do governments change?. Link for Interactive Map. Vocabulary. Radical . Republicans. . (. Congressional . Reconstruction). . – A Republican who believed that Congress should direct Reconstruction . Political . Reconciliation. Economic . Restoration. Reforming . Society. What conflicts challenged the United States in our pursuit of these goals?. Lee’s Reconstruction Legacy. Robert E. Lee. “. Reconstruction. Reconstruction: The plan to restore the Confederate states back to the Union after the Civil War.. Problems in the South After the Civil War. Freedmen: Newly freed slaves. Freedmen’s Bureau: Designed to help former slaves with food, shelter, education, and healthcare. 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. Reconstruction. The Reconstruction Era was from 1865 to 1877.. . The Reconstruction Era was called this because it was the period in which the Union was reconstructing the South. The South was reconstructed economically, structurally, and socially. It also embodied the goal to give rights to freed slaves.. 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?. 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 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.