President Johnson & Radical Republicans had
different ideas for Reconstruction.
Standard 8.11.3: Understand the effects of the
Freedmen’s Bureau and the restrictions placed
on the rights and opportunities of freedmen,
including racial segregation and “Jim Crow”
laws.
Standard 8.11.4: Trace the rise of the Ku Klux
Klan and describe the Klan’s effects.
Standard 8.11.5: Understand the 13th, 14th, and
15th Amendments to the Constitution and
analyze their connection to Reconstruction.
Andrew Johnson
black codes: new laws used by southern states
to control African Americans
Hiram Revels
Blanche Bruce
scalawag: southern whites who had
opposed succession.
carpetbagger: northern whites who
went south to start businesses or pursue
political careers.
impeachment: the bringing of formal
charges against a public official.
Main Idea & Details
1. Fold 1 paper into 8 sections for
notes.
1. Write down the section
heading and the main idea.
You will fill in the details at
the end of the lesson.
A Growing Conflict
 Andrew Johnson’s lenient Reconstruction plan
was rejected by Congress.
o Andrew Johnson began putting a lenient plan
into effect without consulting legislators.
o In January 1865, Congress approved the
Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished
slavery.
o States created their own codes and laws to
control African Americans.
o There are many more details to this in the
reading…find them!
The Fourteenth Amendment
 Alarmed by violence against African Americans
in the South, Congress approved the
Fourteenth Amendment.
o Congress approved the Civil Rights
Act of 1866. Johnson vetoed it, but it
passed by two-thirds vote in Congress.
o Congress wrote the 14th Amendment
to define a citizen as anyone born or
naturalized in the U.S. It declares that
states may not pass laws to take away
citizen’s rights.
o The 14th Amendment passed in 1868.
Radical Reconstruction
 During Radical Reconstruction, African
Americans played an active part in the political
life of the South.
By 1867,
Congressman
Thaddeus Stevens
and the Radical
Republicans won
enough support to
implement Radical
Reconstruction.
(chart on page 428)
Radical Reconstruction
 During Radical Reconstruction, African
Americans played an active part in the political
life of the South.
o Each state was required to write a
new constitution, ratify the 14th
amendment, and let African
Americans vote.
o Positive changes were happening
for African Americans during this
time.
o The states destroyed by the war
were rebuilding.
Radical Reconstruction
 During Radical Reconstruction, African
Americans played an active part in the political
life of the South.
Safari Montage
Freedom A History
of US
Chapter 3
(Reconstruction &
Rebuilding)
(2 min 55 sec)
Radical Reconstruction
 During Radical Reconstruction, African
Americans played an active part in the political
life of the South.
o The Republican Party was supported
by three key groups:
o Scalawags
o Freedmen
o Carpetbaggers
o Radicals attempted to impeach
Johnson in 1868, but the Senate was
one vote short.
o Ulysses S. Grant won the Presidential
election of 1868.
Radical Reconstruction
 During Radical Reconstruction, African
Americans played an active part in the political
life of the South.
Safari Montage
Freedom A History
of US
Chapter 4
(Impeaching a President)
(2 min 41 sec)
Radical Reconstruction
 During Radical Reconstruction, African
Americans played an active part in the political
life of the South.
o The 15th Amendment was approved by
Congress in 1869.
o The amendment barred states from
denying African American males the right
to vote.
o It did not prevent states from requiring
voters to own property or pay a voting tax.
o Secret societies like the Ku Klux Klan were
formed by some angry white racists to
terrorize African Americans and their white
allies.
INDEPENDENT WORK
1. Read pages 426-431 in the
History textbook.
1. Take more detailed notes
based on the “big idea”
concepts just introduced.
HOMEWORK CONNECTION
 Complete 12-2 Section Quizz
 Write a detailed SUMMARY of the section and
complete the UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
section of your notes.
 Choose two of the remaining Depth & Complexity
ICONS in your notes and explain how they relate
to this section.