Lincoln and Johnson
what was the Johnson's plan for Reconstruction
Similar to Lincoln’s plan
Confederates need a presidential pardon to receive amnesty (forgiveness)
Pardoned more than 7,000 people
13th Amendment
Make slavery illegal throughout the United States
Urged by Lincoln
Ratified and took effect on Dec. 18, 1865
Abolitionist wanted more for African Americans
what was the wade Davis Bill ?
Much stricter than 10% Plan
Harder for southern states to rejoin Union
President Lincoln refused to sign bill into law
10% Plan would help restore country quickly
14th
1866
Included following provisions
all people born or naturalized within U.S. as citizens (except Native Americans)
equal protection of the laws
could not “deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law”
Confederate officials couldn’t hold gov’t offices
Gave Congress power to pass any laws needed to enforce it
What was the Lincoln 10 percent plan ?
Objections to 10% Plan
Congress (not president) should control southern states’ return
Republicans in Congress thought 10% Plan wasn’t enough
Reconstruction
Reconstruction: process of readmitting the former Confederate states to the Union
Lasted from 1865-1877
Conditions in the North
Increased manufacturing - wartime production
Gov’t funded railroads & infrastructure built
Increased immigration - need for factory workers
Growth of big business - labor abuses/uneven distribution of wealth