PPT-Reconstruction Era 1865-1870’s

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. 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?. The student will identify legal, political, and social dimensions of Reconstruction.. . What was Reconstruction?. Reconstruction: rebuilding of the South from 1865-1877.. After the war, the South needed to be rebuilt physically, economically, and politically.. 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. ** . Southern state governments: aspirations, achievements, failures. *** . Role of African Americans in politics, education, and the economy. **** . Compromise of 1877. ***** . Impact of Reconstruction. 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?. The Civil War. The War of Northern Aggression. The War for Southern Independence. The War Between the States. The War of Rebellion. The Confederate States of America, 1861. State’s Rights. Advantages: . Mending old wounds and reuniting the Nation. The Goals of Reconstruction. Reunite the southern states back into the Union.. Rebuild the Southern economy without slavery.. Assist African Americans transition to a life of freedom.. Disagreements on Reconstruction. Republicans had a veto-proof congress and were fully in control of Reconstruction policies. The moderates and radicals still disagreed over the best reconstruction methods. Sharecropping & Tenant Farming. Landowners . rented land to farmers who usually supplied them with farming tools and a crude house, farmers grew crops for landowners and kept a small percentage, often not enough to .   . 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. 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