the union takes over. topics reconstruction elections of 1868 and 1872 election of 1876
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The Union Takes Over
TopicsReconstructionElections of 1868 and 1872
Election of 1876
ReconstructionPresidentialCongressional
Presidential ReconstructionLincoln’s Plan for ReconstructionEffect of Lincoln’s AssassinationJohnson’s failure to pick up the mantle
Lincoln’s Plan for Reconstruction 1863-Proclamation of Amnesty and
Reconstruction “The Confederate States never left the
Union” Wanted the state governments back in
operation before September
Effect of Lincoln’s Assassination
NorthSouth
Effect of Lincoln’s Assassination-North
April 11, 1865Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DCJohn Wilkes BoothDespair
Ford’s Theatre-1866
Today
John Wilkes Booth-1860
Effect of Lincoln’s Assassination-South
Left open the chance that Lincoln’s plan would not happen
Andrew Johnson –17th president
Johnson’s failure to pick up the mantle Agreed with Lincoln that the states never left the Union, so reconstruction is unnecessary
Johnson’s failure to pick up the mantle May 1865-Proclamation of
AmnestyEach state had to ratify the
13th Amendment to get back in
Congressional Reconstruction
Radical RepublicansJudicial BranchProgram for Freed Slaves
Radical Republicans RuleLoyalty OathsPardonsMilitary OccupationLimits to Presidential Power
Loyalty Oaths
1864-Wade-Davis Bill
Pardons
Congress, without Southern members voted to approve a Joint Committee on Reconstruction
Pardons
Reconstruction Acts- DO not allow a person to vote unless you can tell that he is fit
Military Occupation 1867-Military Reconstruction Act divided the states into military districts
Limits to Presidential Power1867-Command of the Army Act, Tenure of Office Act
Impeachment of Johnson
Impeachment of JohnsonHe kept pardoning former Confederates
Deliberatively violated the Tenure of Office Act
Impeachment of Johnson
“Tried to obstruct the will of Congress”
1868-Impeached Stepped back from the
process
JudicialCongress removed the power of the court to review cases under the Reconstruction Acts
The Court ruled on the idea of an “indestrucable Union”
Program for freed slavesConstitutional Amendments Creation of the Freedman’s
Bureau“It is now Our Country”
Constitutional Amendments 1866-Civil Rights Act
Creation of the Freedman’s Bureau Johnson vetoed an act to
extend the life of the Bureau, saying that it was created for wartime and war is over
Congress overrode the veto
White Southerners’ Response to
Reconstruction Dislike for “Carpetbaggers” and “Scalawags” Resentment Strong dislike for anything “Yankee” Birth of the KKK The “Solid South”
Dislike for “Carpetbaggers” and “Scalawags”Carpetbaggers – Slang for
Northerners who came south Scalawags – Slang for
Southerners who opposed secession
Resentment
Southerners hated both groups
Birth of the KKK
1866-Pulaski, Tennessee
The “Solid South”
Elections186818721876
1868 and 1872 ElectionsRepublicans Triumphant Corruption in Government
Republicans Triumphant
Election of a military hero
Split within the party
Election of a military heroGrant wins both, although his political leanings were unknown
Split within the party
RepublicansLiberal republicans
Corruption in GovernmentCredit mobilier Whiskey Ring Local Level
Credit mobilierConstruction company that embezzled a ton of money
Cabinet and Congress members benefitted
Whiskey RingGrant’s Private Secretary involved
Local LevelTammany Hall
The Compromise of 1876-18771877- Electoral Commission
set upHayes elected President if
he removed the last troops from the South
Samuel J. Tilden
Hayes-Elected 1877