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American History Chapter 17

American History Chapter 17. Reconstruction and Its Aftermath 1865-1896. GR & RT 17-1 Reconstruction Plans. 3 Plans Abraham Lincoln’s Plan The state constitution had to ban slavery Do not punish the south 10% Plan Offered amnesty to all white Southerners, except Confederate leaders

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American History Chapter 17

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  1. American HistoryChapter 17 Reconstruction and Its Aftermath 1865-1896

  2. GR & RT 17-1Reconstruction Plans • 3 Plans • Abraham Lincoln’s Plan • The state constitution had to ban slavery • Do not punish the south • 10% Plan • Offered amnesty to all white Southerners, except Confederate leaders • Granted the right to vote for some African Americans

  3. Wade-Davis Bill • Only white males who had never fought against the Union could vote at a states’ convention • The state constitution had to ban slavery • Former Confederates could not hold public office • 50% of white males in a state had to swear loyalty to the Union

  4. Andrew Johnson’s Plan • States had to ratify the 13th Amendment • The state constitution had to ban slavery • He was opposed to giving African Americans equal rights • Wealthy landowners had to apply to the president personally for a pardon • Restoration • Only whites who had been pardoned could vote at the state’s convention

  5. Terms • 10% Plan • - 10% of a southern white men had to pledge loyalty to the U.S. • 50% Plan • - Congress’s plan for southern white men

  6. GR 17-2 • 1. Black Codes • 2. They aimed to control freed African American men and women and to enable plantation owners to exploit African American workers • 3. to set up special courts to prosecute individuals charged with violating the rights of African Americans

  7. 4. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 • 5. it overturned the black codes. It contradicted the Dred Scott decision • 6. he said the federal government was over stepping its authority and the laws were unconstitutional because they were passed by a Congress that did not include representatives for all the states.

  8. 7. They had enough votes to override his vetoes • 8. It passed the 14th Amendment • 9. Tennessee • 10. to take Reconstruction into its own hands • 11. into five military districts • 12. the right to vote in state elections

  9. 13. the Tenure of Office Act • 14. He suspended secretary of War Edwin Stanton without the Senate’s approval • 15. They voted to impeach, or remove, the president from office • 16. when the 15th Amendment was ratified and became law in Feb. 1870

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