Warm-Up Presidential Reconstruction
Warm-Up Presidential Reconstruction
The End of War
The Civil War ended in 1865. .
The war was very costly.
? More than 620,000 deaths and hundreds of thousands of
injuries
? The destruction of Southern railroads , and bridges
The war cost over $6 billion .
farmland , buildings,
Post?Civil War Concerns
About four million enslaved
persons were now freed.
? Where would they go?
The Union needed to be rebuilt . ? How would the South rejoin the Union?
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Questions for Reconstruction
How should the Southern economy and society be rebuilt? What should be done to support formerly enslaved persons? How should states be readmitted to the Union ? What should the punishment be for Confederate leaders ?
Lesson Objectives
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
? Describe Lincoln's goals for Reconstruction and the
opposition he faced in Congress .
? Identify Johnson's plans for Reconstruction.
? Examine the impact of the creation of the South.
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Words to Know
Fill in this table as you work through the lesson. You may also use the glossary to help you.
Term
Definition
pocket veto an action that allows a bill to die by not signing it
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Lesson How did presidential Reconstruction affect the
Question nation?
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Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction
Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was referred to as the Ten Percent Plan .
? Readmitted any state in which 10 percent of the population
swore loyalty to the Union
? Required states to abolish slavery
Lincoln hoped that some states would immediately.
leave the Confederacy
With malice toward none, with charity
for all . . . let us strive on to finish the work we are in,
wounds to bind up the nation's
.
--Abraham Lincoln, Second inaugural address,
1865
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Republican Divide
The Republican Party split over how to approach Reconstruction in the South.
Moderate Republicans sided
Radical Republicans believed
with Lincoln. ? Hoped for immediate
reconciliation
? Believed that too much change would create more
conflict
the South should be punished. ? Believed leniency would encourage slavery to continue ? Tried to pass legislation to make Reconstruction
tougher on the South
The Wade-Davis Bill
Radical Republicans passed the Wade?Davis Bill in 1864.
? Required 50 percent of a state's citizens to swear loyalty
to the Union
? Required states to give African Americans the
right to vote
? Placed Southern states under military governors
? Excluded many ex-Confederates
governments The bill went to Lincoln for signing.
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Lincoln's Pocket Veto
Lincoln pocket vetoed the Wade?Davis Bill.
? A pocket veto means allowing a bill to die by
not signing it.
Lincoln believed that the South had stayed in the Union but rebelled against it.
His view made it easier for states to rejoin the Union.
The Assassination of Lincoln
On April 14, 1865 , President Lincoln was assassinated. ? Did not have time to act on his plans for Reconstruction
Vice President Andrew Johnson became president and oversaw
Reconstruction. ? Faced a choice: follow
Lincoln's plans
or create his own ?
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