Slide 2 Reconstruction Notes WAS RECONSTRUCTION A SUCCESS OR A
FAILURE? WHY? Slide 3 Slide 4 - Because they had just fought a
civil war that the Union (or American)side had won. Slide 5 -
Because The Constitution provided no guidance regarding Civil War
or Reconstruction. Slide 6 - Confederates would have to take a
loyalty oath. -Confederate soldiers and government officials could
not be pardoned. -After 10% of the population had taken the oath,
states could write a new state constitution. -After new state
constitutions had been written states were allowed back into the
Union. -Confederate states would also have to void secession,
abolish slavery, and ratify the 13 th Amendment. Slide 7 - The
South would be under military rule. -Southern states had to create
new state constitutions. -Required all states to give all males the
right to vote including male ex-slaves. -Southern who had supported
the Confederacy could not vote. -Southern states had to guarantee
equal rights to everyone. -Required Southern states to ratify the
14 th and 15 th Amendments. Slide 8 - 13 th Amendment-Abolished
slavery -14 th Amendment-Equal protection under the law, defined
citizenship, and guaranteed states will protect constitutional
rights. -15 th Amendment Gives all males the right to vote
-Freedmans Bureau-helped take care of refugees and newly freed
peoples -Civil Rights Act of 1875 Protected African American rights
in public Slide 9 - The Union was rebuilt. -Economic growth
developed in the South. -13 th, 14 th, and 15 th Amendments were
ratified. -The Freedmens Bureau helped ex-slaves find housing,
jobs, and schooling. -An establishment of a state funded and
mandated education system in the South. -African Americans become
tenant farmers and remained in poverty. -African Americans were
denied their civil rights through black codes and segregation.
-Many Southerners became bitter towards the North. -Did not
regulate railroads, improve working conditions, or advocate for
womens suffrage. Slide 10 Conclusion: (Please include a 1-2
sentence answer for each of the questions listed on the left side
of your Cornell notes. Please include the number for each section
in your answer.)
