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5 section 2

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  Bell Ringer WhichPresident had a more forgiving reconstruction plan? Why was his plan so loose?
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  Congressional Reconstruction BlackCodes: Laws passed to restrict the rights of freedmen. Land Restrictions Curfews Vagrancy laws Labor contracts
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  14 th Amendment Congress is frustrated over the South’s resistance to Civil Rights so they take matters into their own hands. Read the section titled “The Fourteenth Amendment” on page 207 in your text book and answer the following questions in your notes: What did the 14 th Amendment do? How are the 14 th Amendment and black codes related?
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  Radical Rule ofthe South Radical Republicans thought Johnson’s treatment of the South was too generous. Strict laws imposed on South (See pg 208) Put South under military rule by districts. Ordered Southern states to form new governments. Required states to allow all men to vote. Temporarily barred CSA supporters from voting. Required states to guarantee equal rights for all. Required all states to ratify the 14 th Amendment.
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  Congress vs. JohnsonRadical Republicans led by Charles Sumner (Guy who got caned) Johnson wanted to fire Stanton, who was appointed to rule the Southern military zones. This was against the rules! Senate must approve the firing! Johnson impeached: Formally accused of wrong doing. First President to be impeached.
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  Ulysses S. GrantGrant elected in 1868. Grant supported by Radical Republicans President and Congress finally allies and not enemies.
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  15 th Amendment “ No citizen may be denied the right to vote by the United States, or any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” In other words: African Americans can vote now. Why is this important to African Americans? How will this impact US politics?
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  Electing Black LeadersThanks to the 15 th Amendment and military support, black citizens were able to vote in 1870. Angry whites stayed home in protest. 600 African Americans elected to state legislatures. In SC, there was an African American majority! Key Question: Why did most African Americans vote Republican?
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  The Republican SouthCarpetbaggers: Northern Republicans who moved to the post-war South. Scalawags: White Southern Republicans. Both carpetbaggers and scalawags were criticized by former Confederate supporters.
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  Class Review Howwere black codes and the 14 th Amendment related? How did the Radical Republicans treat the South? What does impeachment mean? Which President was supported by the Radical Republicans? What did the 15 th Amendment do for freed slaves?