Reconstruction: 1865-1877
The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War is called the Reconstruction. The purpose of the Reconstruction was to help the South become a part of the Union again. Federal troops occupied much of the South during the Reconstruction to insure that laws were followed and that another uprising did not occur.
From 1863 to 1865, Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson both took on the task to reunite the south to the Union. Lincoln wanted 10% of white voters to pledge allegiance to America before allowing southern back to the union. The Freedmen's Bureau protected the legal rights of freedmen, negotiated labor contracts, and set up schools and even churches for them. Andrew took over after Lincoln got assassinated. Johnson's story is a rags to riches story. His plan was similar to Lincoln's (proclamation of amnesty-1865).
Southerners didn't get it, they elected former confed. leaders to congress. They made the black codes, which were unoffical rules, that go against black rights. Race riots happened (kkk).
Radicals Respond. They almost overrode Johnsons veto of bill. But VICTORY- sent 14th amendment to the U.S and got approved.
Military reconstruction act- 1867. DIvided south into military districts. All southers states except TN, would write new constitutions with universal aduult men sufferage. States were forced to have 14th amendment. The 14th amendment granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed.
The south is readmitted- 1870. some states has to ratify the 15th amendment also. The 15th amendment prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race or color.
Major achievements were the 14th and 15th amendments, and now the african americans can now participate in public life, and the readmission is the southern states.
Southerners didn't get it, they elected former confed. leaders to congress. They made the black codes, which were unoffical rules, that go against black rights. Race riots happened (kkk).
Radicals Respond. They almost overrode Johnsons veto of bill. But VICTORY- sent 14th amendment to the U.S and got approved.
Military reconstruction act- 1867. DIvided south into military districts. All southers states except TN, would write new constitutions with universal aduult men sufferage. States were forced to have 14th amendment. The 14th amendment granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed.
The south is readmitted- 1870. some states has to ratify the 15th amendment also. The 15th amendment prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race or color.
Major achievements were the 14th and 15th amendments, and now the african americans can now participate in public life, and the readmission is the southern states.