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The Fight Over The Fight Over ReconstructionReconstruction
The Radical RepublicansThe Radical Republicans
President Johnson vs. President Johnson vs. CongressCongress
Fourteenth AmendmentFourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth AmendmentFifteenth Amendment
Radical Radical RepublicansRepublicans
Most in Congress are Most in Congress are moderatemoderate Republicans Republicans
Feel the South is Feel the South is trying to return to old trying to return to old ways by using ways by using Black Black CodesCodes
Radical RepubsRadical Repubs want want to punish the South for to punish the South for black codesblack codes
Gain support of Gain support of moderates when moderates when President Johnson President Johnson ignored the black ignored the black codescodes
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Thaddeus Stevens (PA) Charles Sumner (MA)
“Have not loyal blacks quite as good a right to choose rulers and make laws as rebel whites? Every man, no matter what his race or color … has an equal right to justice, honesty, and fair play with every other man; and the law should secure him those rights.”
- Con. Thaddeus Stevens (PA)
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Johnson v. CongressJohnson v. CongressJohnson Congress
Freedman’s Bureau
Thinks it’s Unconstitutional
Passed it under Lincoln
Strengthen Freedman’s
BureauVetoed it
Angry but no override
Civil Rights Act of 1866 (blacks and whites have same
rights)
Vetoed it - says blacks shouldn’t be equal to
whites
Overrode the veto by 2/3’s majority
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Fourteenth Fourteenth AmendmenAmendment (1866)t (1866)
All people born in US All people born in US (except Native (except Native Americans) are Americans) are citizenscitizens
All citizens get equal All citizens get equal protection under the protection under the lawlaw
State laws can be State laws can be overruled by Federal overruled by Federal Courts (Federal law Courts (Federal law superior to state law)superior to state law)
Banned CSA officials Banned CSA officials from state or federal from state or federal govtgovt
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1) Create a caption or title for the cartoon
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2) What emotion is being displayed in the drawing?
3) Creative Writing: Create a dialogue for what this man is thinking
Congress Take Congress Take ChargeCharge
ReconstructioReconstruction Actsn Acts
Johnson Johnson ImpeachedImpeached
Republicans get 2/3’s of seats in Republicans get 2/3’s of seats in Congress in 1866 (can now Congress in 1866 (can now overrideoverride President) President)
Creates five Creates five military districtsmilitary districts in in South (took away statehood)South (took away statehood)
To get back in, states must To get back in, states must approve the 14th Amendmentapprove the 14th Amendment
Johnson criticizes the Johnson criticizes the Reconstruction ActsReconstruction Acts
Congress Congress impeachesimpeaches him him One vote short of 2/3’s majority in One vote short of 2/3’s majority in
Senate needed to remove him Senate needed to remove him from officefrom office
Johnson did nothing wrong aside Johnson did nothing wrong aside from disagreeing with Congressfrom disagreeing with Congress
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Fifteenth Fifteenth Amendment Amendment (1870)(1870)
African American African American males (over 21) males (over 21) have the right to have the right to votevote
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4) Why is voting important in a democracy?
Discussion:
Why don’t more people take the time on election day to vote?
Why will you/won’t you vote?