Reconstruction – Chapter 16



Reconstruction – Chapter 16

I. Why is the Reconstruction period known as “The Crucial Turning Point” in American history?

II. Reconstruction Politics

A. What was Lincoln’s plan for reuniting the country and how did the Radical Republicans in Congress respond to the plan?

B. What was Johnson’s plan for reuniting the country and how did the Southerners defy the plan?

C. What was the Radical Republican Congress response to Southern defiance and how did Johnson react to the radical response?

D. What new acts were passed during the era of Congressional Reconstruction and what effects did it have on Southern life?

E. What caused the Impeachment Crisis and what effect did it have on Congressional Reconstruction?

F. What was the response of women’s rights participants to the Congressional Reconstruction?

III. Southern Reconstruction Governments

A. Why did the nature of the state and local governments in the South change during Reconstruction and what effect did it have on the South?

B. What was the response of the Southern Democrats to the new governments in the South?

IV. Emancipation in the South

A. After being freed what did many former slaves attempt to do and how did they develop as a society?

B. What economic problems did freedmen run into during the Reconstruction era and what were the effects?

V. The End of Reconstruction

A. Why did Grant win the election of 1868 and then have his reputation tarnished during his Presidency?

B. Which events caused the end of Reconstruction?

C. How did Democrats plan to “redeem” the South on the state and local levels?

D. How did the election of 1876 officially end Reconstruction efforts in the South?

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