Effects of Reconstruction on American Life
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Civil War
I. Basic Provisions of
Constitutional
Amendments
II. Reconstruction
Policies and
Problems
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 Southern military
leaders
 African Americans
 Civil Rights Act of
1866
 Northern soldiers
 Freedmen’s Bureau
 Carpetbaggers
 Black Codes
 Compromise of 1877
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13 Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
Equal protection
under the law for all
citizens
III. Lasting
Individual Legacies
IV. Treatment of
African Americans
 Abraham Lincoln
 Robert E. Lee
 Frederick Douglass
 Racial segregation
 “Jim Crow” laws
 Booker T.
Washington
 W.E.B. Dubois
VOCABULARY
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
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Westward Expansion
Reconstruction and African
American Challenges
What are the basic provisions of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?
What were the Reconstruction policies for the South?
What were the lasting impacts of the actions of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee
and Frederick Douglass?
What is racial segregation?
How were African Americans discriminated against?
How did African Americans respond to discrimination and “Jim Crow” laws?
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
Black Codes
Sharecroppers
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Carpetbaggers
Freedmen’s Bureau
Segregation
Jim Crow Laws
Frederick Douglass
Compromise of 1877 W.E.B. Dubois
Booker T. Washington
Ten Percent Plan
amnesty
Confederate leaders
vote
radical
Wade-Davis Bill
majority
abolish slavery
education
higher wages
Booth
Restoration
1865
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soldiers from the North
supervised the South
Positive for the North and
the Country
It was a political positive
because the supervision
kept peace in our country.
Negative for the South
Economic
Controlling jobs
Positive for African
Americans
Political
Rights
Positive for African
Americans because they
can get help
Economic
Jobs
African Americans could
hold public office
Economic – Jobs
Political – represented in
government
Negative for military
leaders in the South
Political – South lose
power
Carpetbaggers from the North
took advantage of the South
Rights for African Americans
were gained as a result of the
Civil Rights Act of 1866, which
also authorized the use of federal
troops for its enforcement
Establishment of the Freedmen’s
Bureau to aid former enslaved
African Americans in the South
African Americans could hold
public office in the South
Military leaders from the South
could not hold public office
Social – power has
switched social groups
Background Essay Questions and Answers
1. Why was 1876 an important year for America?
a. It was the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of
Independence.
2. Who ran for President in 1876? What were their political parties?
a. Rutherford B. Hayes  Republican
b. Samuel J. Tilden  Democatic
3. An “irony” is something you don’t expect, something that doesn’t
seem to fit. What was the irony of the history that occurred in
1876?
a. The election of 1876 officially crushed the dream for millions
of black Americans because the compromise led to another
rise in power for all-white governments in the South.
4. What was the Compromise of 1877? Who got what?
a. After a close election, the electoral college decided that
Republican Hayes could be President if he removed federal
troops from the South, thus appeasing the Democratic South.
5. Describe each of the Amendments to the Constitution
a. 13th Amendment: Ended slavery
b. 14th Amendment: All people born in the United States are
citizens; all citizens are guaranteed equal protection under the
law
c. 15th Amendment: Made it illegal to deny someone the right to
vote based on race
Abraham Lincoln
 Made the Reconstruction plan calling for
reconciliation
 He thought preservation of the Union was more
important than punishing the South
Robert E. Lee
 Urged Southerners to reconcile with Northerners
at the end of the war and reunite as Americans
when some wanted to continue to fight
 Became president of Washington College, which
is now known as Washington and Lee University
Frederick Douglass
 Fought for adoption of constitutional amendments
that guaranteed voting rights
 Was a powerful voice for human rights and civil
liberties for all
Booker T. Washington
 Believed equality could be achieved through
vocational education (job training)
 Accepted social segregation
W.E.B. Dubois
 Believed in full social, civil, political, and
economic rights for African Americans
Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. Dubois
 Born as a slave in Virginia
 Founded Tuskegee Institute
 Believed equality could be
achieved through job training, or
vocational education
 Accepted social segregation
 Memory helper:
o “BOOK”er T. Washington
made a school
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 Born Free in Massachusetts
 Education at Harvard
 Believed in full social, civil, political,
and economic rights for African
Americans