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Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction
In December 1863, Lincoln talked about "Reconstruction," or rebuilding after the war. He set forth his plan and offered a general amnesty to all Southerners that agreed to take an oath of loyalty. -
Many radicals resisted Lincoln's plan.
The radicals did not want leaders of the confederacy to return to power after war. One of their goals was to get the federal government to help African Americans gain some political power.
(In picture: Thaddeus Stevens a radicl republican) -
The Davis Bill is put into action.
In the summer of 1864, moderate republicans and radical republicans agreed to a reconstruction plan called the Davis Bill. Lincoln stopped this plan with a pocket veto. -
Lincoln's assasination
Lincoln was assasinated on the night of April 14th, 1865, while attending a play. He was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth, and he died the next morning. -
Andrew Johnson becomes president.
Andrew Johnson took over after Lincoln's death. In May 1865, he began his restoration program and issued a new proclamation of amnesty. -
Freedmen's Bureau is put into action.
Freedmen's Bureau was created to feed and clothe war refugees in the South. In September of 1865, the plan prevented mass starvation. -
Black Codes were issued.
"Black Codes" were issued that severely limited African American rights in the South. Also, the new elections of previous confederates to congress angered the Republicans.
(Pictured: A black man being attacked and beaten during an apprenticeship) -
House and Senate come together.
In late 1865, House and Senate Republicans joined forces and came up with The Committee of Reconstruction. They wanted their own ways of rebuilding the union. -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to override the black codes. The law newly allowed African Americans to own property and be treated equally in court. -
The 14th Amendment is passed.
Republicans added the Fourteenth Amendment to the constitution. It granted citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the U.S. -
Mobs struck the South.
The election was coming up and more violence occoured in the South. Mobs broke out, but in the end the Republicans won. -
Military Reconstruction Act was created.
In March of 1867, The Military Reconstruction Act was created and wiped out all of Johnson's plans. The plan split up the Confederacy.
(The picture represents the five military districts that the Confederacy was split into) -
Tenure of Office Act was created.
The Tenure of Office Act was created to prevent Johnson from winning the election. On February 21, 1868, Johnson fired on Stanton to stop this new act. -
Johnson is deemed guilty.
Senate overruled Johnson accusing him guilty of crimes and misdemeanors. He finished his term with no more trouble and did not run again. -
The 15th Amendment is passed.
Congress passed the fifteenth amendment. For the first time, African Americans were brought into the political office. -
New reforms start to take place.
In late 1870, former confederates rejoined the Union to begin the Congressional Reconstruction Plan. Republican Party took power and introduced many new reforms.
(The picture represents putting things back in order with the reforms) -
Northerners move into the South with Reconstruction.
Carpetbaggers flowed into the South and were sometimes accused of being intruders. Another hated, diverse group was the Scalawags. They were white Southerners who worked with the Republicans and supported Reconstruction. -
African Americans moved up in the government.
Formerly enslaved people began taking part in the governing of the South. African Americans could now vote and many even became legislatures and administrators on many levels of government. -
Bigger and better reforms were added.
Newly elected Republicans governments repealed the Black Codes and quickly made reforms in the South. Hospitals, orphanges, and mental institutions were among some of the reforms. -
African Americans do even more with their freedom.
Now free, African Americans went out to get an education. Also, they began establishing their own churches. -
Grant's first term in office.
In Grant's first term of office, he sat back and let Congress take control. The Republican Congress created "sin taxes" on alcohol and tobacco, while they were taking over for Grant. -
Horace Greeley is nominated.
Liberal Republicans and Democrats were concerned that the men in the office weren't there for the right reasons. In 1872, they nominated Horace Greeley to take over. -
Panic of 1873
Many political scandals followed. In 1873 a wave of fear known as "The Panic of 1873" spread in the nation's financial community. -
Democrats take over through time.
By 1876, much time had passed and the Democrats had taken over all of the Southern state's legislatures. In these states, African American voters were able to keep Republicans in power. -
Compromise of 1877
Rutherford B. Hayes took place of Grant in 1876. In April 1877, the Compromise of 1877 was settled and Hayes pulled the federal troops out of the South. This ended Reconstruction. -
A "New South" arises
After Reconstruction ended, new industries appeared and an alliance formed between white Southerners and Northern financiers. Many African Americans resumed jobs as tenant farmers and sharecroppers.
(Pictured: African American sharecroppers)
