The Realities and Legacies of Reconstruction 1865-1877
“A splendid failure did not achieve its goals in any lasting manner”
Wrote one of the first major history of Reconstruction
WEB DuBois
Replay - The Cause
Historical Context: As we explore the post war years (1865 to 1877) please keep in mind the following events are occurring simultaneously: rapid Industrial growth and labor unrest in a number of northern cities, building of the Transcontinental RR; wars of Conquest against Native Americans on the Great Plains, significant western migration and settlement and a financial Panic in 1873
THE FOUR STAGES of RECONSTRUCTION
The Civil War is Over now what?
President Abraham Lincoln’s Plan (1863-1865): The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
President Andrew Johnson’s Plan (1865-1867)
Congressional Reconstruction (1867-1868)
Southern Reaction to Reconstruction (1868-1877)
#2 What was Radical Reconstruction?
The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson (2:41)
#1 What did the end of the Civil War mean to African Americans?
#2 How did the Government assist African Americans?
#4 What was Radical Reconstruction?