A general amnesty would be granted to all who would take an oath of loyalty to the united states and pledge to obey all federal laws pertaining to slavery 2. One black family in alabama learned this lesson the hard way. The old social and political order would be overturned, and the national government would ensure equal rights for all. Chapter 2 two plans for reconstruction w digital history. The politics of reconstruction why it matters nowwhy it matters now as a young man, andrew johnsonwho succeeded abraham lincoln as presidententered politics in tennessee.
A simulation activity grade level 812 subjects american history estimated time of completion four class periods, but activities are stand alone and can be modified to be conducted in less time. Further it would operate under civilian control with support provided by the military. Be sure to model writing a president s name and title, e. Each group will complete one worksheet for presentation purposes for the postassessment. Grant, would enforce the reconstruction policies the radicals had initiated. Since congress adjourned shortly after approving this bill, lincoln effectively vetoed it by simply not signing it into law.
Johnsons vision of reconstruction had proved remarkably lenient. The republican and democratic parties are the two major political parties in the u. Reconstruction, 10 percent of residents in former confederate states would need to sign an oath of loyalty to form a new government and rejoin the union. Your decisions will influence the course reconstruction and american history. When lincoln was assassinated andrew johnson, a southerner and a democrat who sympathized with the south, became president and offered his own plan for reconstruction. Here, several of the provisions of johnsons plan are laid out. Using any information gathered list two successes or failure of reconstruction. Becoming president in the united states, presidential. And still further, that this proclamation is intended to present the people of the states wherein the national authority has been suspended, and loyal state. Both president lincoln and johnson favored a both president lincoln and johnson favored a lenient approach, while radical republicans thaddeus stevens argued that the south should be punished.
His guiding principles were to accomplish the task as rapidly as possible and ignore calls for punishing the south. Presidential reconstruction comes to a standstill 1. Lincoln and reconstruction the role of president lincoln in reconstruction 186365. During the 1870s, many republicans retreated from both the racial egalitarianism and the broad definition of federal power spawned by the civil war.
Alexander gardner, abraham lincoln, president of the us, february 5, 1865. Radical reconstruction reading with questions student handouts. Presidential reconstruction worksheet word doc for easy modification presidential reconstruction worksheet pdf to maintain formatting presidential reconstruction worksheet answer key. Section 2 presidential reconstruction worksheets kiddy math. Introduce students to the biography builder worksheet and complete it together as a class for the selected president. This worksheet describes three postcivil war reconstruction plans lincolns planthe ten percent plan, the radical republicanwadedavis plan, and the presidential planandrew johnsons plan. Please read the listing carefully so you are confident in what you are buying. Reconstruction after president lincoln developed his plan for reconstruction, he presented it to his cabinet for discussion. The assassination of lincoln, whose death on april 15, 1865, moved vice president andrew. Congressional reconstruction reconstruction the term reconstruction refers to the efforts made in the united states between 1865 and 1877 to restructure the political, legal, and economic systems in the states that had seceded from the union.
In the last section, you learned about presidential and con gressional reconstruction. In this activity, some students will role play members of lincolns cabinet and hold hearings on the proclamation of amnesty. Lincolns plan for reconstruction asked for people to forgive and forget. In the 1868 presidential election, republican ulysses s. Motivated by an irrational hatred of southern rebels and the desire to. Southern corruption and instability, reconstructions critics argued, stemmed from the exclusion of the regions best menthe. In this sectionz you will read how reconstruction affected southern society. Hand out thomas nast reconstruction worksheet to students.
Many people in congress opposed johnsonthey were called radical republicans. The civil war settled the questions of slavery and secession within the united states, but the reconstruction years between 1865 and 1877 raised new questions and reshaped the union. Radical republicans succeeded in their goal of redistributing land to the former slaves. E c o n o m i c c o n d i t i o n s a m e n d m e n t s. Lincolns plan abraham lincoln had thought about the process of restoring the union from the earliest days of the war.
It describes how each reconstruction plan dealt with five separate issues oaths of allegiance, treatment. Civil liberties are rights that are guaranteed to all citizens. Presidential reconstruction lincolns plan pardon all confederates take an oath of allegiance to the union. Presidential reconstruction lasted from 18651867 and followed president lincolns plan. Lincolns plan the radical republicans response to lincolns. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Johnson was a union man and the 140 advanced placement u. Grant won the office with the slogan, let us have peace. Johnsons efforts were opposed and eventually thwarted by the radical republicans in congress. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
Radical reconstruction reading with questions student. Radical reconstruction free printable american history reading with questions for grades 912 american history readings both lincoln and johnson had foreseen that the congress would have the right to deny southern legislators seats in the u. President s day worksheets weve compiled all you need to know and share with your students this president s day in one easytouse unit. Radical republicans in congress refuse new southern legislators 2. Download our noprep leveled activity books for a weeks worth of activities, or peruse the site for biographies about each of. Congress enlarges freedmens bureauhelps former slaves, poor whites a. American history reconstruction to the 21st century.
Presidential reconstruction facing history and ourselves. Comparing reconstruction plans lesson and materials. Lincolns stated goal of reconstruction was to quickly bring southern states back into the union. Lincoln reconstruction plan december 1863 abraham lincoln had thought about the process of restoring the union from the earliest days of the war. Stillpowerful whites sought to subjugate freed slaves via harsh laws that came to be known as the black codes. A tennessee democrat, johnson soon made it clear that he did not share the republican commitment to remaking the south. Three plans for reconstruction honey creek community school. Senate or house of representatives, under the clause of the constitution that says, each house.
In the spring of 1865, the civil war came to an end, leaving over 620,000 dead and a devastating path of destruction throughout the south. President andrew johnson, veto of the first reconstruction. After secession, johnson was the only senator from a confederate state. The president and congress grappled with the difficult task of reconstruction, or rebuilding after the war. In may 1865, immediately following the assassination of president lincoln, president andrew johnson and his administration created a plan for reconstruction, which became known as presidential reconstruction. War reconstruction period through the th, 14th and 15th amendments. Abraham lincolns proclamation of amnesty and reconstruction. The period of presidential reconstruction lasted from 1865 to 1867. Us history unit 5 sectionalism, civil war, and reconstruction. Presidential reconstruction in the spring of 1865, the civil war came to an end, leaving over 620,000 dead and a devastating path of destruction throughout the south. When congresss program, embodied in the wadedavis bill, was passed.
High confederate officials and military leaders were to be temporarily excluded from the process 3. Page 6 students fill in the white space with their own drawings comic strip description. Worksheets are miller election of 1860 1860 the election that led to war election of 1860 lesson and materials lesson 3 campaign of 1860 work 1860 presidential 1 the country goes to war lesson plan middle civil war causes work linc hs wksht03. Who would play the leading role in formulating new policy, congress or the president. Chapter 2 two plans for reconstruction hile the civil war still raged, president lincoln began making plans for reconstructing the union. Describe the expansion of civil rights and liberties in the civil warreconstruction period through the th, 14th and 15th amendments. The ideals motivating this plan for reconstruction were stated by thaddeus stevens. This is a fantastic bundle which includes everything you need to know about donald trump across 27 indepth pages. Reconstruction after the civil war explained in 10 minutes mr. A full pardon or amnesty would be offered to all southerners, even those who supported the confederacy. Summarize in your own words the effects of the reconstruction act of 1867. The presidential plan of reconstruction in action the first direct clash between lincoln and congress over plans for reconstruction came in july 1864.
Theodore roosevelt, 26th president of the united states. Compare and contrast presidential reconstruction with congressional reconstruction. These are readytouse donald trump worksheets that are perfect for teaching students about donald trump who is the 45th president of the united states. During reconstruction, blacks controlled most of the southern state.
Despite johnsons attempt to implement a lenient reconstruction plan in the south, radical republicans were able to overpower his plan and implement a harsh reconstruction plan with the reconstruction act of 1867. Explain the purposes of the due process and equal protection clauses of the 14th amendment. The new state government needed to ratify the thirteenth amendment, which outlawed slavery. Provide 3 examples of how republican reconstruction differs from presidential reconstruction. Read the following excerpts regarding the reconstruction plans proposed to address the aftermath of the civil war. Reconstruction became a debate between lincolns successor, andrew johnson, and the growing radical republicans in congress.
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. Online library american history reconstruction to the 21st century chapter 18 section 2 worksheet yeah, even many books are offered, this book can steal the reader heart as a result much. Divide class into 3 groups, one for campaigns, one for civil war, and one for reconstruction. Presidential reconstruction worksheet lincoln and johnsons plans. Section 2 presidential reconstruction displaying top 8 worksheets found for this concept some of the worksheets for this concept are history section 2 guided reconstructing society answers, unit title reconstruction grade level, georgia studies 8 grade, the politics of reconstruction, reconstruction, reconstruction and its effects, ap us history. Hughes covers the basic causes and facts about the role of the government as it related to the war.
Please read the listing carefully so you are confident in what you are. Under johnsons plan for reconstruction, any highranking confederate official or wealthy plantation owner had to obtain a presidential pardon before he would be allowed to vote or hold office. As a follow up to instruction, this can be used as a quick assessment piece and allows students to tap into their creative side. Reconstruction is a period in americas history that began the current stream of history. The politics of reconstruction why it matters nowwhy it matters now as a young man, andrew johnsonwho succeeded abraham lincoln as president entered politics in tennessee. In late 1863, lincoln announced a formal plan for reconstruction. The north now faced the task of reconstructing the ravaged and indignant confederate states. Reconstruction the end of reconstruction britannica. President abraham lincoln 1863 i, abraham lincoln, president of the united states, do proclaim, declare, and make known to all. Describe how each of the following people would feel about presidential reconstruction.
Civil war and reconstruction printable worksheets these are our standalone printable worksheets for the civil war and reconstruction. Chapter 2 two plans for reconstruction digital history. He pardoned most southern whites, appointed provisional governors and outlined steps for the creation of new state governments. American history reconstruction to the 21st century chapter. Reconstruction core documents selected and introduced by scott yenor reconstruction core documents reconstruction core documents 9 781878 802453 isbn 9781878802453. Presidential reconstruction plans in 1865 president andrew johnson implemented a plan of reconstruction that gave the white south a free hand in regulating the transition from slavery to freedom and offered no role to blacks in the politics of the south.
A teachers guide to the reconstruction era and the fragility of democracy fiveweek unit outline s c h o o l ye ar 2 0 1 8 2 0 1 9. Before beginning work on thepanama canal,the united states had to get permission from colombia. Johnson agreed with lincoln about the inability of the south to secede from the union. Proclamation of amnesty and reconstruction andrew johnson may 29, 1865 whereas, the president of the united states, on the 8th day of december, a. Reconstruction practice questions 1george washington vetoed all the bills that were sent to him. Presidential reconstruction legal definition of presidential. Andrew johnson, the 17th president of the united states, was proslavery throughout his career in the senate and as the military governor of tennessee. Presidential and congressional reconstruction bundle common core complaint worksheets 2 focusing on the reconstruction era, specifically the plans of presidents lincoln and johnson as well as the radical republicans control over reconstruction.
Presidential and congressional reconstruction plans ap u. Nov 18, 2017 the election of 1860 worksheet answers. The rebuilding of the union after the civil war until 1877. Presidential and congressional reconstruction bundle by epic.
In 1864, republican abraham lincoln chose andrew johnson, a democratic senator from tennessee, as his vice presidential candidate. A teachers guide to the reconstruction era and the. The union armies had conquered large sections of tennessee, and once this state was under the control of the national government, lincoln moved quickly to put his plan for reconstruction into action. Leading the complaints against presidential reconstruction were the radical republicans of congress. The politics of reconstruction houses, and not to any extent with the executive. The republican victor in the presidential election of 1868, former union general ulysses s. Reconstruction plan specifically differ from johnsons plan. How did the reconstruction plans of the president and congress differ. Carpetbaggersfrom the north took advantage of the south during reconstruction. Andrew johnson, as lincolns successor, proposed a very lenient policy toward the south. By 1866, 7,000 presidential pardons had been granted. Lincolns planthe problem of how to bring the southern states back into the union began shortly after the civil war started. He argues for elementary school and manual training, talks against colleges and universities but.
Purchase this bundle and save 20% when compared to p. Present and discuss editorial cartoons, while completing as a class. President lincoln started to answer the questions of reconstruction in his 10% plan. Presidential election wordsearch, crossword, and more. Editorial cartoons 17 without published information for each student. For our other educational materials on this period in united states history, click here. Determine the differences between the presidential and congressional plans for reconstruction. Many northerners, disgusted by klan violence, lent their support to the fifteenth amendment, which gave the vote to black men in every state, and the first reconstruction act of. By june 1868, congress had readmitted the majority of the former confederate states back into the union.
Presidential reconstruction the assassination of lincoln, whose death on april 15, 1865, moved vice president andrew johnson into the presidency. The radical republicans voiced immediate opposition to lincolns reconstruction plan, objecting to its leniency and lack of protections for freed slaves. A comic strip that students can fill in with pictures andor words to help them remember the highlights of the reconstruction era instructions. Presidential reconstruction white house andrew johnson, the 17th president of the united states, was proslavery throughout his career in the senate and as the military governor of tennessee. Presidential reconstruction worksheet lincoln and johnsons. President lincolns plan to reunify the country after the civil war was called reconstruction, and this quiz worksheet combo will help you test your understanding of. Presidential reconstruction plans flashcards quizlet. Library of congress prints and photographs division washington, d. Radical leaders viewed reconstruction as an opportunity for sweeping changes and a building of a new, restructured south. The big idea southern opposition to radical reconstruction, along. President lincolns plan to reunify the country after the civil war was called reconstruction, and this quiz worksheet combo will help you test your understanding of the concept. After his assassination it was continued by president andrew johnson. Permission is granted to educators to reproduce this worksheet for classroom use. High confederate officials and military leaders were.
They had to decide under what terms and conditions the former confederate states would rejoin the union. In your own words describe the two major aims of andrew johnsons reconstruction plan presidential reconstruction. The guns that had been firing for four years were silent at last, and in virginia at the appomatox court house, general robert e. What is the purpose of a politicaleditorial cartoon. Presidential reconstruction reflected the spirit of lincolns ten percent plan but.