Reconstruction Ammendments and citizenship
Published on Nov 28, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Presidential Reconstruction
- President Lincoln planned to rebuild the structural, social, economical, and political damage to the South after the War.
-Lincoln's reconstruction plan, better known as the ten percent plan allowed the former confederate states back into the Union when 10% of voters took an oath of allegiance, or support, to the United States and agreed to follow the laws that freed the slaves.
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Reconstruction Amendments
- The Thirteenth Amendment states that no one may be forced to work against their will unless its punishment.
- The Fourteenth Amendment states that everyone born in America are citizens of the United States and every state has to honor the rights given to them.
- The Fifteenth Amendment granted the right to vote to men, regardless of race.
Reconstruction Amendments, Civil War Amendments; purpose was to abolish slavery and give civil and voting rights to former male slaves.
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Expanded Opportunities
- Migration
- Politics
- Church and schools
- After emancipation, millions of formerly enslaved African Americans relocated. Some remained close to the plantations where they had worked as slaves. Others moved away.
- As a result of the Fifteenth Amendment, hundreds of African Americans were elected to local, state, and Congressional offices during the 1870s.
-The political influence of African American lawmakers came to an end in 1877.
- The church, schools and voluntary services would have a tremendous impact on the black community by offering services and support to freedmen.
- As a result of the Fifteenth Amendment, hundreds of African Americans were elected to local, state, and Congressional offices during the 1870s.
-The political influence of African American lawmakers came to an end in 1877.
- The church, schools and voluntary services would have a tremendous impact on the black community by offering services and support to freedmen.
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Opportunities Denied
- Southern resistance
- Land and labor agreements
- The end of Reconstruction
- Southern White's feared "Negro Rule" and they did everything in their power to put an end to African Americans being involved with politics, earning a fair wage and expanding their life further than being enslaved.
- Without slavery, labor agreements came into effect. These kept inequality alive for years to come with the unfair treatment of African Americans.
- With other priorities, Republicans began to lose sight of their Reconstruction goals by the 1870s.
- In the end, the political disputes and compromises between the Republicans and Democrats, would effectively bring an end to Reconstruction.
- Without slavery, labor agreements came into effect. These kept inequality alive for years to come with the unfair treatment of African Americans.
- With other priorities, Republicans began to lose sight of their Reconstruction goals by the 1870s.
- In the end, the political disputes and compromises between the Republicans and Democrats, would effectively bring an end to Reconstruction.
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