discussion question 12/1/15 we are talking – not writing this the civil war is over. what should...
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Discussion question 12/1/15We are talking – not writing this
The Civil War is over. What should the southern states that seceded
have to do as a penalty for starting the war? Or should they be punished
at all?
Tuesday 12/1/15Warm-up
• On Pg. 404, look at the graph titled “Costs of the Civil War.”
• Answer the two questions at the bottom of the graph.
• Watching a video today & learning about the assassination & the effect on Reconstruction. Vocabulary is homework. You will put the vocab in your notebook when finished.
Reconstruction1865-1877
Write this on the top of your notes
EQ: What were some of the important pieces of Reconstruction?
African American Family Reunification: Frederick
Douglass’s children were all born in freedom, but he lost a brother to
slavery, Perry Downs (not pictured). The two were reunited in
1867 after forty years. Below: wife Anna Murray Douglass and
Frederick Douglass
Assassination of President Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln Assassinated
Left: Lincoln just four days before his assassination; right: John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865), of Virginia, a stage actor. He shot the president on April 14 th, 1865.
Lincoln’s Assassination
• He was killed 5 days after the war was over.
• He was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth
• Vice President Andrew Johnson became President.
2 different plans for Reconstruction
• President Johnson and Lincoln wanted:– bring the Union back together quickly – Easy on the white southern leaders
• Radical Republicans wanted to:– Make the south pay– Take care of the freedmen
Reunion: ex-Confederates Welcomed Back
President Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) of Tennessee was no friend to Freedpeople. When he took over Reconstruction after Lincoln was assassinated, he turned a blind
eye to white violence against African Americans
Freedmen’s School, Washington, D.C.
Freedom to Learn
Andrew Johnson• Sworn in 2 hours after Lincoln’s
death the next morning.
• Johnson was a Democrat while Lincoln was a Republican.
• Despised wealthy southern planters
• He opposed secession but did support State’s rights and limits on federal government power.
Johnson vs Radical Republicans• Johnson – President’s Plan– Let the southern states back in if they promised
loyalty–Didn’t prevent the South from creating Black
Codes–Disagreed with the “Reconstruction
Amendments”• Radical Republicans – Congress’ Plan–Created Amendments for African Americans to be
equal–Reconstruction Act to provide for the freedmen
Warm up 12/2/15 Write out the amendment with the explanation next to it
A. 13th AmendmentB. 14th AmendmentC. 15th Amendment
Gave women the right to voteGave freedmen the right to voteAbolished slaveryEnded segregation in the SouthGuarantees equal protection under the law for all people.
Reconstruction Amendments
• 13th Amendment- 1865• 14th Amendment- 1868• 15th Amendment- 1870
3 Reconstruction Amendments
• Close and careful reading of the amendments
• Academic vocabulary review
• Analyze the amendments
• Summarize the amendments
• Judge the amendments
• Add work to the notebook
13th Amendment
• Added in Dec. 1865• Abolished Slavery in the US
Draw a picture to show this
14th Amendment• 1868• Three Important Parts– 1. Citizenship Clause - born in the US = U.S. Citizen– 2. Due Process Clause - State governments cannot
deny Life, Liberty, or due process to its citizens– 3. Equal Protection Clause - Equal protection under
law to all citizens. • Southern states had to approve the
amendment before being welcomed back into the Union
Draw a picture to show this
15th Amendment
• 1870• Governments cannot deny voting rights to any
citizen based on race, color, or previous conditions of servitude.
• Did not prevent states from requiring taxes or tests to vote
Draw a picture to show this
Homework – that you start now, please
• Read p. 424 – 427• answer question #1 about the map p. 426• answer the following questions on p. 427– 1a, 1c– 2c– 3c– extra credit – question 4
– That makes 5 required questions in all
Warm up 12/3/15
• Glue all purple papers into your notebook.– -vocab: folded up so that you can write on a back
flap, amendment document, amendment foldable
– On the back flap of the vocab, rewrite the definition for impeach in different words.
– Draw a picture to represent “Reconstruction”– Summarize the 3 amendments
Quiz – 4 min to completeWrite the Amendment # that matches the description.1. Gave freed slaves the right to vote.2. Abolished slavery3. Guaranteed equal protection under the law for all
people.1 – 3 are 2 pts each
4. Summarize what last night’s reading was about.#4 is worth 6 pts. Quiz total is 12 pts.
Impeachment of President Johnson-Congress was frustrated that he wasn’t more supportive
• Secretary of War Edward Stanton & Johnson disagree about Reconstruction– Stanton sided with the Radical Republicans– Johnson fired him• Johnson broke the Tenure of Office Act
– Senate must vote if cabinet members are to be removed.
– House approved the charges against Johnson– Senate held the trial• Impeachment of Johnson missed by 1 vote. He was
allowed to finish his term
Can We All Just Get Along?
Former Confederates returned home to their neighbors, former slaves. Some, like Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821-1877), right, of Tennessee, did not embrace emancipation. He had sold cotton and slaves before the war; after it, he joined
the Ku Klux Klan. So did many former white sons of the South.
“Avidizing” yesterday’s notes• Go back and write “Lenient” or “Harsh” next to the
president’s plan and Congress’ plan.• Write the #s of the Reconstruction Amendments
next to the phrase “reconstruction amendments”• Write “Freedmen’s Bureau” next to Congress’ Plan• Circle Impeach – what happened to Pres. Johnson
after he was impeached? Write your answer in the margin.
Warm up 12/4/2015• Read the Chapter 12 summary on p. 432. Write
the main idea for each section. It is not the 1st sentence of any of the paragraphs – read the entire summary.
• “Section 1: …• “Section 2: ...• “Section 3: …• “Section 4: …When you finish, turn to p. 419 & look at the pictures.
Southern Resistance to Reconstruction efforts
• Black Codes– Set up to keep the freedmen under control– Forced to sign labor contracts, couldn’t own guns or
start businesses in some towns• KKK & other groups started to keep the freedmen
down and scare whites loyal to the US govt
Northern states lost interest in Reconstruction
• frustrated that the army was still in the south and costing a lot of $$
• Frustrated by the violence in the south• 5 year economic depression took more
of their attention
Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction
• Rutherford B. Hayes (R) v. Samuel Tilden (D) 1876• Tilden won the popular vote but didn’t have enough
electoral college votes to win. A commission decided that Hayes, the republican, would get the disputed votes and become president.
• Compromise of 1877 resolved the disputed election– Republican Pres. Hayes must:
• Remove Troops from South• Not force state governments to be republican
– Democrats would:• Respect Black Rights• Accept Hayes as president