warm up: we will look at two maps. write down: what is each showing? (look at the titles) 2 facts...

Warm Up:

• We will look at two maps. • Write down:–What is each showing? (Look at the titles) –2 facts about the maps

Key People/Ideologies• His Reconstruction plan was

reconciliation (**which means to agree and come together**)

• He was willing to grant amnesty, “Saving the union was more important than punishing the South”

Key People/ Ideologies• Also wanted to reconcile with

the North. “We must reunite as Americans”, even though many still wanted to fight

• Became president of Washington College, which is now known as Washington and Lee University

Key People/Ideologies• Fought for the adoption of

Constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights for African Americans

• Was a powerful voice for human rights and civil liberties

Use your packet #18 to fill in the summary and dates of the Amendments on the following slides.

• Complete the bottom half underneath each amendment on your own to show you understand the amendment.

Reconstruction Amendments

• 13th Amendment (1865) – banned slavery in the United States and all of it’s territories

Reconstruction Amendments• 14th Amendment (1866) – grants citizenship

to all persons born in the United States and guarantees them equal protection under the law.

3 Key

• 15th Amendment (1869) – ensures all citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude

Reconstruction Amendments