Early Steps to Reunion1. If you were a northerner, how would you view the south upon the end of the war & Lincoln’s

assassination?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSvG_gk2mZU

2. How did Lincoln’s assassination lead to further conflict?

…In the North…1. 800,000 soldiers are out of a job2. Government cancels all war orders from factories now that Civil War is over– So people weren’t being hired/ re-

hired3. More soldiers died (higher population)

…In the South…1. Houses, roads, barns & bridges are burned2. 2/3 of railroad track have been destroyed3. Confederate $$ is now worthless– Think…there’s no more confederacy!– Southerners are now starting from

scratch– Southern banks close because $$ holds

no value

FreedmenMen & women in the South

who had been slaves before the end of the Civil

War

BEFORE: no land, property,

education, $$ or skills

NOW:…????

Reconstruction• The rebuilding of the south• Lincoln – wants to make it easy

for southerners to rejoin the now United States– The sooner they join = higher

national population!

The Ten Percent Plan (1863)

• Lincoln• Generous • “Southern states could help to form a new

gov’t” IF:– 10% of voters swear an oath of loyalty to the

US– Abolished slavery

Voters could elect congress members to take part in creating a national gov’t

Amnesty:Government pardon to

confederates who swore loyalty to the union

EXCEPT:Former Confederacy leaders

The Ten Percent Plan (1863)

Wade Davis Bill (1864)• Congress• Alternative to 10% Plan• Strict• “Southern states could help

to form a new gov’t” IF:– Majority of white men in South

swear loyalty to Union– Denied votes or leadership

roles to anyone who had fought in the confederacy

• Lincoln DOES NOT sign….too harsh!

Freedmen’s Bureau• Established 1 month before the end

of the war• Provides help for former slaves &

poor whites– Food– Clothing– Jobs– Education (schools!....huge!)– Medical care– Change the future of a race

Lincoln’s Assassination

• National grief & panic• VP Andrew Johnson becomes

president–Had been Tennessee congressman–His state seceded–He remains loyal to the Union

http://www.history.com/videos/lincoln-the-diary-of-john-wilkes-booth#lincoln-after-the-assassination

Johnson’s Plan for Reconstruction

1. Majority of voters in each southern state must pledge loyalty to the US

2. Each state must adopt 13th amendment- Banning slavery in the entire nation- Written in 1865

IF YOU DID THESE THINGS,YOU COULD BE ELECTED TO JOIN

CONGRESS

Sounds peachy, right?.....

….The Beef….• No southern states wanted blacks to

have the right to vote• Only whites, then, would become

congress members• Friction between the new southern

congress members, and the old northern members

• This causes friction, in general, between the president, and congress

What do

you see?

What does this makeAndrew JohnsonLook like?...

What’s the point

in analyzing

political cartoons?

What will this mean for the people under the umbrella of

“Reconstruction?....”Northerners Southerners

Rich Whites Poor WhitesBlacks