Chapter 13 Reconstruction and
the New South
13.2 Congressional Reconstruction
I. The Moderates v. the Radicals
A. Moderates1. restore the Union
2. keep former Confederates out of gov.
3. some civil equality
B. Supporters of African American suffrage
1. radicals- freedman right to vote
C. Land Reform
1. Break up the large plantations
2. Give to former slaves- create economic
independence
Moderate Republican or Radical
Republican?
• The main goal of Reconstruction is to create
an entirely new South and give African
Americans the right to vote
• The main goal of Reconstruction is to restore
the southern states to the Union, keep former
Confederates out of government, and give
African Americans some civil equality.
Assignment
• With a partner one person will be a moderate
Republican the other a Radical Republican.
Create a skit in which you debate your goals
for Reconstruction
II. Congress v. Johnson
A. Moderate and Radical Republicans join forces
B. The Freedmen’s Bureau- March 1865
1. Distributed food and clothing, employment
agency, provide education
2. Johnson vetoed bill for extension of bureau
C. The Civil Rights Act of 1866
1. Full rights to all- vetoed by Johnson
D. Fourteenth Amendment
1. Equal citizenship- not guaranteed voting rights
III. The Radicals come to Power
A. Race Riots
1. Violence against African Americans
B. The Elections of 1866 and the Reconstruction
Acts
1. Republicans control Congress- gained control of
Reconstruction
2. Military districts- Union troops
Respond
• In what circumstances- and for what offensesis it right and proper to remove a president
from office?
IV. Presidential Impeachment
A. Johnson removes Secretary of War- Edwin
Stanton
B. House votes to impeach- violates Tenure of
Office Act
C. Johnson acquitted in heated debate
D. Johnson’s power broken
Graphic Organizer
The Impeachment of
President Johnson
Reasons Why the
House Voted to
Impeach
Reasons Why the
Senate Voted to
Acquit
V. Further Political Difficulties
A. Election of 1868
1. Republicans nominate U.S. Grant
2. New African American voters supported
Republican- narrow win
B. Fifteenth Amendment
1. Right to vote for all
2. Voting rights still limited
3. Did not extend voting to women
Homework
• 13.1 and 13.2 Main ideas worksheets
• Quiz tom. 13.1 and 13.2