Reconstruction 1865-1877

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Reconstruction 1865-1877

• I. Lincolns 10 Plan
• A. Pardoned all confederates except high ranking
  officials if swore allegiance.
• B. Can form new state governments and send
  federal representatives and senators as soon as
  10 of state swore allegiance.
• C. Lincoln had to veto his own Republican
  partys Wade-Davis Bill in congress that would
  have given them control over reconstruction.

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• II. Johnson's Presidential Reconstruction
• A. Johnson succeeded Lincoln after
  assassination. Only Senator from
  Confederate state to stay with Union.
• B. Plan States must declare succession
  illegal, swear allegiance, and ratify the
  13th amendment. Johnson ends up giving
  pardons to most southern leaders.

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• III. Congressional Reconstruction Plan
• A. Overrides Johnsons vetos on not
• admitting southern legislators, increasing
• the Freedmen's Bureau, and stopped
• black codes.
• B. Want land, votes, and protection for
• blacks pass 14th amendment, but not ratified
  by the states.
• C. 1886 Republicans sweep election and
• pass Reconstruction Act which divides
• south into 5 Military Districts. Requires
• states to include 13, 14, 15th amendments into
  their state constitutions.

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Johnson Impeached

• Congress is upset with Johnson for being lenient
  on South. They pass an Act that prohibits the
  president from firing cabinet members without
  Senate approval to keep their ally, Sec. of War
  Stanton, in place.
• Johnson still fires Stanton claiming the Act is
  unconstitutional. Johnson is impeached, but not
  convicted by 1 vote.
• Johnson does not run for 2nd term, and war hero
  U.S. Grant elected in 1868.

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Important Terms

• 13th Amendment abolished slavery
• 14th Amendment gave slaves citizenship
• 15th Amendment slaves can vote
• Freedmens Bureau provides food, cloths,
  hospitals, education, and job training.
• Black Codes discriminatory laws that restricted
  blacks lives. Travel, etc.