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The Reconstruction Era (1865-1877)
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Presidential Reconstruction
• JOURNAL
• Please read “Setting the Scene” on page 200
• What does “Reconstruct” mean?How can this concept apply to the
time period after the Civil War?
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Putting Humpty Dumpty Back Together Again
Why worry?
When the Civil War ended, the government of the United States
struggled with the issue of
how to put the nation back together
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Presidential Reconstruction
• 10 Minutes (200-205)• Key Terms in Notebook• Context Clues
• Begin Reading page 203-204
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What needed to be rebuilt?
• Southern Economy• Southern Infrastructure• Trust between North
and South• Freed Slaves• Southern States Readmitted
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Damage of the Civil War
Why might a harsh Reconstruction plan increase southern
bitterness towards the government?
Civil War destroyed the South
Physical and Human Tolls; N and S = No Trust
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South: Punished or Pardoned?
How should the “traitors” from the South be dealt with?
There is no solution in the Constitution
The Government does not know what to do
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What about the “Freed Slaves”
What should the government do to help the newly freed
slaves?
Should they even help?
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What is the Government to do?
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Reconstruction Plans: Lincoln vs Johnson
• Using a Venn Diagram, compare and contrast the Reconstruction
plans of Lincoln and Johnson.
• Which plan do you agree with? Why?
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What Happened?• Lincoln: Quick restoration• Radical Republicans:
Abe to lenient• Anti Slavery
• Pass Wade Davis Bill• Lincoln lets it die with Pocket Veto•
Lincoln Assassinated; Andrew
Johnson President
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