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The Age of Reconstruction
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WHATWASTHEPOINTOFTHE10%PLAN?
Toshortenthewarpeacefully!Andalsofurtheremancipa7on.
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• the period in United States history
immediately following the Civil War in which the federal government set the conditions that would allow the rebellious Southern states back into the Union.
• “rebuilding the country” – Literally and figuratively
Andrew Johnson
a. Favored Lincoln’s 10% Plan
b. Allowed Southern states to rejoin Union
c. Impeached for fighting with Radical Republicans
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Radical Republicans a. Demand civil rights
for freedmen
b. Want to punish the South
c. Occupy the South with Union soldiers
Life During Reconstruction
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Carpetbaggers & Scalawags • Carpetbagger-
Northerners who move south to make $$$
• Scalawag – Southerner who supports the Union
The Freedmen’s Bureau
• helps former slaves with schools, getting jobs, & finding housing
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Elections
The Ku Klux Klan
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Sharecropping
Black Codes • Laws passed
in the South to limit the rights of blacks
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Former Generals • Robert E. Lee urges
Southerners to reconcile
• Served as president of Washington College
Former Generals • Ulysses S. Grant elected
president • Advocates for rights of
freed slaves • 15th Amendment
passes guaranteeing voting rights
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Election of 1876 • Republican
Rutherford B. Hayes
• Vs. Democrat
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Popular Vote Hayes Tilden
4,036,572 4,284,020
results
Tilden Vs. Hayes
• Tilden won 184 electoral votes
• Hayes won 165 electoral votes
• 20 electoral votes in dispute (Florida, Louisiana, and South Carolina)
• Each party reported its candidate had won those states
results
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• Since Reconstruction, Union troops occupy South • Control election boards • Fix the
election so that Hayes wins
A Corrupt Bargain
Compromise of 1877 • Democrats agree
not to dispute results
• All troops pulled out of the South
• The Age of Reconstruction is “over”
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The Jim Crow Era • So who is Jim Crow?
You were considered “black” if you were at least 1/8th (1 grandparent) black.
Quick Vocab
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The Jim Crow Era • KKK takes power in Southern states • Segregation of races • States
find ways to deny rights to blacks
The Jim Crow Era
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The Jim Crow Era
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