The Rebuilding of the

South

Essential Questions

What was the United States like

after the Civil War?
What was life like for African
Americans after the Civil War?

What Caused the Civil War?

Slavery
New Territories were acquired in the West
Lincoln wanted to end Slavery in new territories
The South wanted slavery to be expanded

Economics-Agriculture vs. Industry

Southern plantations were dependent on slave labor
Industrialization in the North meant slaves werent
necessary

In 1860, Southern states began to secede, or break

away from the North and formed their own country,
the Confederate States of America

Effects of the Civil War

Union victoryhuge advantages
Population--22 million vs 9 million (3.5 million slaves)
2 million soldiers vs 900,000

90% of all goods in America

20,000 miles of railroad

680,000-800,000 casualties
Emancipation ProclamationJanuary 1st,1863--declared
"that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious
states "are, and henceforward shall be free.

Check for Understanding #1

Create 3 hashtags that describe

why the Civil War Started

Reconstruction
The process for
readmitting the
former
Confederate
States to the Union

Damaged South
After the War, many
cities, towns, and farms
were ruined
Confederate Money was
useless
Banks Failed
Store owners and
Merchants went
Bankrupt
People could not repay
debt

Check for Understanding #2

Why do you think the South

was so destroyed after the
war but the North was not?

Plan for Reconstruction

Lincolns Ten Percent Plan

Lincoln wanted the South to be reunited

with the North quickly

Many argued that Southerners should be

punished for the illegal acts they
committed during the Civil War

Lincolns Plan said that in order for

Southerners and Southern States to
come back to the Union without
receiving punishment, they had to swear
an oath of loyalty to the Union and
Declare that Slavery is Illegal,

When 10% of a States Population

did these things, they could be
readmitted

Reconstruction Amendments
The US Government began to pass
constitutional amendments designed to
protect the rights of African Americans
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment

13th Amendment

December 18, 1865

Made Slavery Illegal in the United States

Freed Slaves could marry, travel freely, take

new last names

Freed Slaves couldnt vote

14th Amendment
Passed in Summer 1866
Declared that African Americans have the
same legal rights as White Americans
All people born in the United States,
except Native Americans, are US
Citizens
All Citizens have equal protection
under the law
No one can be denied life, liberty or
property

15th Amendment
1870
Gave African American
Men the right to vote
Many Women were upset
with the 15th Amendment

Check for Understanding #3

Draw a picture that represents

each of the 3 Reconstruction
Amendments

Lincoln is assassinated!
April 14, 1865, Lincoln
and his wife went to a
play at Fords Theater
in Washington, DC
John Wilkes Booth, a
southerner who
opposed
Reconstruction shot
and killed Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
became president

Andrew Johnsons plan

Andrew Johnson
allowed Southern
States to set up their
own state
governments

These new
governments began
passing laws that
discriminated against
African Americans

Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws

Black Codes-restrict blacks activity and keep them
available as a labor force
Laws that say that African Americans must prove they have a
job or be arrested

Jim Crow Laws- Segregated or Separate Blacks from

Whites in
Public schools
Public places
Public transportation

Summary
Answering the following essential
questions in complete sentences
What was the United States like after the
Civil War?
What was life like for African Americans
after the Civil War?