HIST 106 1st Edition Lecture 2 Outline of Last Lecture 1 Some Key Events Leading Up to the War Missouri Compromise of 1820 Compromise of 1850 including Fugitive Slave Law Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854 Dred Scott v Sanford 1857 John Brown the Raid on Harper s Ferry 1860 Presidential Election 2 The War Between the States Secession the Confederate States of America Lincoln s Efforts to Preserve the Union Emancipation Proclamation 1863 Conscription Act the New York City Draft Riots 1863 1864 Presidential Election April 1865 the War s End 3 Unresolved Questions at the End of the Civil War Outline of Current Lecture 1 Unresolved Questions Issues after the Civil War 2 Reconstruction Early Ideas under Lincoln Presidential Reconstruction 1865 1867 3 Andrew Johnson 4 Debates over the Treatment of Former Confederates 5 The Black Codes Radical or Congressional Reconstruction 1867 1877 6 Goals 7 The Freedmen s Bureau 8 Reconstruction Acts of 1867 9 Johnson s Impeachment 10 Mixed Record 11 African Americans Experience Reconstruction Meanings Realities of Freedom Current Lecture Unresolved Questions Issues after the Civil War What does freedom mean What does US do with blacks o What does the southern society do with them Reconstruction Early Ideas under Lincoln 13th amendment Outlaws slavery Wanted to bring south back into union as quick as possible No harsh punishment Respect confederate land holding Biggest issue What to do with former slaves confederates and south overall Presidential Reconstruction 1865 1867 Southern economy devastated Cotton and slaves reduced Confederates has set fire to fields to keep Union from capturing Slaves ran away Went from 25 to 12 of the national economy supplier Took generations to recuperate Plantation owners wanted a quick return to power Slaves sought freedom and land ownership Wouldn t sign labor contracts Andrew Johnson Wanted south back on feet ASAP Wanted everyone back to work Plantation owners also wanted a quick return Didn t want black suffrage Debates over the Treatment of Former Confederates North Viewed plan as too lenient 7000 presidential pardons were granted to former confederate leaders The Black Codes South wanted to restore slavery in essence Laws placed in immediate aftermath of civil war Varied per state Directed only towards keeping blacks under whites Radical or Congressional Reconstruction 1867 1877 Johnson s plan not favored in north He favored confederate leaders if they were loyal to the union now Alienated congress with many vetoes Congress wins control of reconstruction Goals Punish confederates Bring full citizenship to blacks Fundamentally transform south The Freedmen s Bureau Assisted blacks for 1 year from slavery to freedom Provided basic needs Renewed over 1 year after Johnson tries to veto Initially part of the war division Provided education Mediated between blacks and whites Supervised contracts and employment Reconstruction Acts of 1867 Bills passed to help blacks over Johnson s many vetoes 13th 14th 15th amendments 5 military districts makes ruling south easier Each state required to accept and enforce 13th 14th and 15th amendments Johnson s Impeachment Wanted to impeach due to many vetoes Senate originally 1 vote short Mixed Record Republicans in South Blacks Carpetbaggers Scalawags African Americans Experience Reconstruction Meanings Realities of Freedom Unfinished revolution Experiment with interracial democracy Era of black community building and political participation