The American Promise:A Compact History
Third Edition
Chapter 16Reconstruction, 1863–1877
Sec 1 - Wartime Reconstruction
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Roark • Johnson • Cohen • Stage • Lawson • Hartmann
“To Bind Up the Nation’s Wounds”
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction
Wade – Davis Bill
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Land and LaborThe Farming economy was in shambles
Land and LaborTransition from Slavery to Free Labor
Military Labor Codes
Mandatory “Free” laborShare cropping
Freedman’sBureau
• The African American Quest for Autonomy
FREEDOM!!!
Find Family
Worship God
Assignment:
• Read the three letters on pages 404 - 405
• Answer the questions on page 405 on paper
• Read Pages 403-407 For tomorrow!