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Reconstructing SocietyUnit 3- Reconstruction
I. Ulysses S. Grant becomes 18th President in 1868A. Ran as a Republican, voted for by
most blacksB. 15th Amendment passed under
GrantVoting rights for all citizens
II. Conditions in the Postwar SouthA. Public Works Programs (under
Republicans)Rebuilt destroyed buildings, railroads,
bridges, roads and farms- built schools and orphanages
B. Scalawags- White Southerners who joined the Republican PartySome supported Reconstruction, some
just wanted powerC. Carpetbaggers- Northerners who
moved to the South during ReconstructionSome helped former slaves (teachers,
ministers), some were con men
III. Southern economy- few blacks had money for landA. “40 acres and a mule”- Promised
by General Sherman to all slaves that followed his army
1. 40,000 free slaves settled in FL and GA, evicted by President Johnson
2. 1866- Southern Homestead Act- set aside 44 million acres of land for free blacksSwampland, unsuitable for farming