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The Civil War Reconstruction (To Punish the South (Many wanted punishment…
The Civil War Reconstruction
To Punish the South
Many wanted punishment for South for leaving the Union.
Others wanted to forgive the south.
President Johnson
Was from the South which caused him to be lenient with the Confederate states
Congress disagreed and made harsher laws.
Help from the Union
Provided a lot of help to the South.
remade roads, farms, products, and jobs.
The End of the Reconstruction
Rutherford B. Hayes in 1877
removed federal troops from the south
Lincoln's Plan for Reconstruction
wanted to be easy on the southern states to rejoin the Union.
Any state that was to come back must have slavery illegal in their constitution.
New Amendments to the Constitution
13th, 14th, 15th amendments added to constitution
added to protect the rights
rejoining the union
new governments formed in south in 1865
Last state was Georgia in 1870
Carpetbaggers
northerners who moved to south in order to try to get money
They carried their luggage in carpet.
Interesting Facts
divided the south into 5 different army groups
scalawags were ones who helped with the reconstruction.
Black Codes
laws that prevented blacks from doing things
Caused tons of conflicts between north and south