Do Now: What is one way the US changed

because of the Civil War?

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Reconstruction Plans

TSWBAT: Describe plans for Reconstruction

following the Civil War

Learning Targets: I
can.

Compare and classify the Northern and Southern response to

Reconstruction.

recognize the lasting impacts of the Civil War during the

Reconstruction Era.

analyze and compare the factors that influenced Northern and

Southern social, economic, and political responses to
Reconstruction.

utilize secondary and primary source analyses to further investigate

social, economic, and political decisions/impacts of Reconstruction
and segregation.

Success Criteria

Mastery

Advanced:

explain the cause and effect relationship between the development

of the Freedmen's Bureau and the Black Codes.

explain the cause and effect relationship between the 13th, 14th,
15th Amendments and negative Southern response (i.e. poll tax,
KKK, sharecropping)

analyze and evaluate the political decisions (i.e. 13th, 14th, 15th
Amendments) and the unintended consequences that resulted.
evaluate and explain the causes and effects of economic decisions
such as slave reparations and sharecropping.

Define: Civil War, Reconstruction,

Freedmen
Describe 3 plans for
Reconstruction
Complete analysis for Doc A &
#1

Use Civil War, Reconstruction &

Freedman in academic writing
Describe & compare 3 plans for
reconstruction
Complete detailed & accurate
analysis for Doc A & #1

Agenda

Do

Now
Intro Reconstruction Mini
Lesson
Plans for Reconstruction
Doc Analysis
Exit Slip

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Reminders

Reconstruction
The

Civil War comes to an end in

1865
Now the United States must
figure out how they are going to
move forward
The time following the Civil War
is what is now called
Reconstruction

Reconstruction Defined

Definition
something that has
been
rebuilt after being
damaged or
destroyed.

Use in SS

Rebuilding the United

States following the
end of the Civil War
(making the north &
south one again

Used in a sentence
Reconstruction was a
significant
chapter in the history of
civil rights in the United

3 Plans for Reconstruction

Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson & Thaddeus
Stevens each create a plan for how the US
should rebuild
Each author has their own
Attitude about the Civil War
Plan for how confederates should be handled
Plan for how freed slaves should be handled
Requirements for states to be readmitted to
the Union
Idea of who is in charge of Reconstruction
Together & in small groups we are going to
analyze the 3 plans!

Abraham Lincoln
Attitude about
the Civil War

How should
confederates be
punished?

How will the

issues of recently
freed slaves be
handled?
What are state
requirements to
be readmitted to
the union?

Who is in
charge?

South was wrong

Calls south rebellions
South committed treason
North is loyal

Andrew Johnson

Follows Lincolns beliefs

More strict punishment for
south

Thaddeus Stevens

Anti Confederacy
Northern abolitionist opinion
Wants to punish south

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Johnson

Thaddeus Stevens

Attitude about
the Civil War

How should
confederates be
punished?

How will the

issues of recently
freed slaves be
handled?
What are state
requirements to
be readmitted to
the union?

Who is in
charge?

Full pardon (forgiveness)

given if oath is taken
No punishment
Get all property back except
slaves
Officers in confederate army
are not excused

Full pardon given to

many southerners
Give back property
except slaves

Against Lincolns approach to let

rebels off wants punishment
Wants to take all estates worth $10k /
200 acres & give to freedmen
Must change everything in south
Rebels should repay debts

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Johnson

Thaddeus Stevens

Attitude about
the Civil War

How should
confederates be
punished?

How will the

Slaves are forever free
issues of recently
freed slaves be States must educate former
slaves and come up with plan
handled?

for employment and housing

What are state

requirements to
be readmitted to
the union?

Who is in
charge?

Slaves are forever free

Not given voting rights
since they were not
qualified before war

Adult male freedmen should get 40

acres of land
Slaves are free & can vote
14th amendment makes slave citizens

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Johnson

Thaddeus Stevens

Attitude about
the Civil War

How should
confederates be
punished?

How will the

issues of recently
freed slaves be
handled?
What are state
requirements to
be readmitted to
the union?

Who is in
charge?

10% of voters from 1860 must

take oath before readmission
Must make new state
government & outlaw slavery
No rep in congress until new
government is created

Chooses governors for

southern states
Must make new state
constitution that outlaws
slavery

No real requirements just wants to

change the culture of the South
Must pass 14th amendment
Divide south in 5 military districts
governed by union troops to protect
freedman

Abraham Lincoln

Andrew Johnson

Thaddeus Stevens

Attitude about
the Civil War

How should
confederates be
punished?

How will the

issues of recently
freed slaves be
handled?
What are state
requirements to
be readmitted to
the union?

Who is in
charge?

President

President

Congress

Background Information
Reconstruction was the US governments response to the Civil War. Between
1865 and 1877 there was an effort to restore southern states to the Union.
There were both political and social challenges to this work. The Union had to
welcome former confederate states back, as well create a place for former
slaves in society. After the end of the Civil War in 1865, the 13 th amendment
abolished slavery. This made 4 million slaves free. Reconstruction saw the
government play a role in rebuilding the South as well as in race relations in the
US. There were positive and negative effects to both efforts. The attitudes and
beliefs that were deeply rooted in decades of slavery could not change as quickly
as the law. The Southern response to Reconstruction included new laws
designed to restrict African Americans new rights. Historians continue to debate
the successes and failures of our nations Reconstruction policy. Although the
political polices and laws created were designed to help newly freed African
Americans, they had both positive and negative effects.

Document A
Document_____showsthatReconstructionwasa___________________
(success/failure)forAfricanAmericans
Direct Text Evidence that proves this document shows
reconstruction was a _________________ (success/failure) for
African Americans

Explanation of text evidence

(In your own words how does the text evidence prove the
claim?)

Document 1

Document 1

Following the Civil War, southern states were slowly readmitted to the
Union. At first, the states were governed mostly by Radical
Republicans who supported Reconstruction efforts. This was due
mostly to the large amount of freed former slaves who could now
vote. Their Reconstruction policies attempted to force racial equality
on the South. This instead upset many white Southerners.
Southern states were not allowed to reenter the Union until they
agreed to the plan. Only this would end Reconstruction efforts. Each
state had to draft a new state constitution approved by Congress. In
it they had to allow African Americans full freedom to vote and to
serve in government offices.
African Americans quickly gained a considerable voice in the
government. They often landed many substantial political seats.
However, these changes did not last long. There were divisions
within the Republican Party, government corruption,Black
Codeswhich restricted voting rights. Additionally, there was a rise of
anti-black organizations such as theKu Klux Klan that limited social

Document 1
Document_____showsthatReconstructionwasa___________________
(success/failure)forAfricanAmericans
Direct Text Evidence that proves this document shows
reconstruction was a _________________ (success/failure) for
African Americans

Explanation of text evidence

(In your own words how does the text evidence prove the
claim?)

Exit Slip: What is the period known as

reconstruction?

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