congressional vs. presidential reconstruction sydney cravin rachel browning cy bruce
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Congressional vs. Congressional vs. Presidential Presidential
Reconstruction Reconstruction
Sydney CravinSydney Cravin
Rachel BrowningRachel Browning
Cy BruceCy Bruce
OverviewOverviewAfter the Civil War, the United States was After the Civil War, the United States was divided against itself. The states were in bad divided against itself. The states were in bad need of reconstruction, which is the re-building need of reconstruction, which is the re-building of a nation so it can work together. There were of a nation so it can work together. There were two types of reconstruction, the Congressional two types of reconstruction, the Congressional and the Presidential. In the Congressional, it and the Presidential. In the Congressional, it talked of how African Americans are freed and talked of how African Americans are freed and have every privilege the whites had even though have every privilege the whites had even though they were treated badly. In the Presidential they were treated badly. In the Presidential version, it talks of how the two presidents, version, it talks of how the two presidents, Lincoln and Andrew Johnson had their views on Lincoln and Andrew Johnson had their views on how the slaves should be treated. how the slaves should be treated.
Congressional Presidential
Reconstruction T-chart
Freedman’s Bureau
Established School’s
Let freed slaves acquire land
Offered free transportation to African Americans
Helps southerners who support the Union
Staffed mostly teachers from the North
Gave aid to African Americans in the institution of learning
Help freed slaves obtain fair wages in jobs
Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Accept southerners back into the union (Dec. 1863)
Lincoln announced 10% plan (10% of voters announce loyalty to union)
States can form new Govt., as long as slavery is banned
Wanted southerners who supported the union to take charge
Announced the restoration plan on May 1865
Southerners granted privileges
Believed the wealthy tricked the south so governors were appointed to south states to hold constitutional conventions
Only whites who have sworn their loyalties could vote
Lincoln Andrew Johnson
Granted African Americans a right to vote who had an education
Johnson opposed letting all freed African Americans the rights to vote
Believe the south should decided what freed men can and can’t do