Reconstruction
What was the period
when the federal
government tried to
rebuild the South and
restore the Union after
the Civil War?
•Reconstruction
Did Reconstruction
lead to the political,
economic, and social
control of the South by
whites?
• YES!
Were the economic and
political gains made by
former slaves during
Reconstruction permanent
or temporary?
•Temporary
Who said, “With malice
towards none, with charity for
all, with firmness in the right as
God gives us to see the right, let
us strive on to finish the work
we are in, to bind up the
nation’s wounds….?
• Abraham Lincoln
Who succeeded
Lincoln as
president?
•Andrew Johnson
What group of
Republicans gained
control of Reconstruction
after Lincoln’s death?
• Radical Republicans
Who were the Radical
Republicans?
• Republicans who
wanted to punish the
former Confederate
states for causing the
Civil War
What two demands did the
Radical Republicans make
during Reconstruction?
• Refused to allow the Confederate
states to reenter the Union until
they had undergone military
occupation
• Wanted to guarantee voting
rights and civil rights to AfricanAmericans
Who were the
freedmen?
•Freed slaves
On what issue did
President Andrew
Johnson and the Radical
Republicans clash?
•Civil rights for the
freedmen
What action did the
Radical Republicans
take against President
Andrew Johnson?
•They impeached
Johnson.
Define
impeachment.
• Bringing an official to
trial for misconduct
in office
Under the Constitution,
which house of Congress
can impeach the
President?
• The House of
Representatives
Under the Constitution,
which house of Congress
sits as the jury at a
President’s impeachment
trial?
•The Senate
Under the Constitution,
which house of Congress
can remove the President
from office?
•The Senate
What proportion of
senators must vote to
convict the President in
order to remove him
from office?
•2/3
Which constitutional
amendments are the
Reconstruction
amendments?
• 13th, 14th, 15th
Amendments
Identify the 13th
Amendment.
•Freed the Slaves
Identify 14th
Amendment.
• Granted citizenship to
African-Americans
• Forbid the states from
denying any American “equal
protection of the laws”
Identify the 15th
Amendment.
• Gave AfricanAmerican males the
right to vote
What are the key words to
remember the Reconstruction
Amendments?
• 13th = Freedom
• 14th = Citizenship
• 15th = Vote
What were economic
and social results of
Reconstruction?
• South was devastated and
bitter.
• North and Midwest had
strong industrial economies.
What transportation
improvement was
completed in 1869?
• 1st Transcontinental
Railroad
What did the
transcontinental
railroad do?
• Linked the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans by Rail
What does one call the group
of people who cast the
official votes for president
and vice president?
• The Electoral College
How many electoral
votes does each state
have?
• 2 for senators + # of
representatives in House
Identify the Compromise of
1877.
• A political deal between
Southern Democrats and
northern Republicans
• Democrats supported
Rutherford Hayes’ election as
President and Republicans ended
the military occupation of the
South
What were two results of the
Compromise of 1877?
• Former Confederates, who
controlled the Democratic
party, regained power in the
South
• the “Jim Crow Era” soon
began
What was the “Jim Crow
Era”?
• The period (late 1800s to mid1960s) when the Southern
states required racial
segregation in public schools,
transportation and other
public facilities.
For what is “Jim
Crow” a synonym?
• Racial Segregation
What political rights did
African-Americans lose during
the “Jim Crow Era”?
• The right to vote
• The right to serve on
juries
Define racial segregation.
• Separation of the races
• In the South, separation
of blacks and whites