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