What were some of the politics of reconstruction? Reconstruction was the period which the US rebuilt after the civil war 1865-1877 Complicated by the fact that Lincoln,Johnson, and Congress all had different plans What was Lincolns plan? A lenient policy The proclamation of Amnesty and reconstruction aka ten percent plan Government wopuld pardon all confederates Except high ranking officials When 10% of state reached, got representation AK,LO,TN,VA became part of the union What was Johnson?s plan Differed little from Lincoln Excluded wealthy planters and high confederates Pardoned huge number of people (13,000) Congressional plan Angered at johnson?s lieniency Didn?t recognize state governments Divided confederacy ubti fuve military districts When Johnson vetoed, overrode the veto What were the conditions in the postwar south War devastated southern economy Value of property plummeted Small farms devastated Regions population devastated Began public works program to repair What were the politics like Scalawags were southerners who became republican Carpetbaggers were northerners who moved to the south African americans gained voting rights 9/10 supported republican The differing goals of carpets, scalas, and Africans caused a lack of unity in the prebulicans How did former slaves improve their lives They founded their own churches Ministers emerged as community leaders 95% illiterate Freedmans bureau taught them to read How did African Americans assits in reconstruction Voted and held office Only 16 congress men What was sharecropping Sharecropping was a method of keeping African americans in the labor force Landowners let African americans farm their land in return for some of the profits Who opposed reconstruction KKK?s goals were to destroy republicans Killed 20,00 men women and children Congress passed set of acts to curtail reconstruction Supervised elections GAv president power to use federal troops How did support fade Republican unity disappeared Bank failures Supreme court undid some political changes How did Democrats REdem the south Democrats returned to power Democrat was elected Troops withdrawn from the south
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