1 RECONSTRUCTION
2 Reconstruction Lasted from 1865-1877 Bringing the Southern statesback into the Union Rebuilding the South
3 Reconstruction Under Andrew JohnsonGo easy on the South Let the South pass “black codes” – limit the freedom of Blacks Land returned to Southern owners Southerners given power in Congress
4 Reconstruction Under CongressCongress wanted to impeach Johnson Took power away from the South Created the Freedmen’s Bureau
5 Reconstruction Under CongressPassed the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments South was divided into 5 military parts South HAD to agree to the 13th, 14th, and 15th amend. before being brought back into the Union
6 Freedom Amendments States couldn’t pass laws takingaway Blacks’ rights Equal protection under the law Gave ex-slaves a chance to vote Blacks in office
7 Freedmen’s Bureau Created in March 1865 Help ex-slaves in societyGave ex-slaves land in the South Set up public schools
8 Freedmen’s Bureau Set up medical care Created courts forBlacks – settle land and work arguments Many Whites hated the Freedmen’s Bureau – waste of government money
9 Ku Klux Klan Whites against Reconstruction Secret groupsTerrorized Blacks
10 Ku Klux Klan Congress passed laws to protect Blacks against KKKLaws made it so the army could be used against the KKK KKK continued to grow anyway
11 White League Public groups – didn’t hide their faces Against Blacksand abolitionists Mainly in Louisiana Used force and violence
12 Carpetbaggers White Northerners who came to the SouthTook advantage of the poor in the South Got in the South’s business Wanted to take over and make money
13 Scalawags White Southerners who sided with the North SupportedReconstruction Worked with Blacks Worked with the North to make money
14 End of Reconstruction KKK became more powerful Fewer Blacks votedScalawags and Carpetbaggers left the South Presidential Election of 1876
15 Presidential Election of 1876Between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden Hayes won even though Tilden won the popular vote Hayes ordered army to the leave the South Blacks’ rights were limited Black codes and Jim Crow laws Hayes Tilden
16 Where do you think “Jim Crow” came from based on this poster?Closing Question Where do you think “Jim Crow” came from based on this poster?