Types of Reconstruction

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Types of Reconstruction

• Congressional
• Presidential

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Scalawags

• Southern whites who helped the federal government
  during Reconstruction.
• Viewed as traitors by those faithful to the
  Confederacy.

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Carpetbaggers

• Northerners who moved south to make a fast buck
  and help out with Reconstruction.
• Greed is good.

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Andrew Johnson

• 17th President
• 1st to take over after an assassination
• poor uneducated
• ran away as a child
• 10 reward offer
• From Tennessee and viewed as traitor and beaten
  at on his way to the inauguration.

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Tenure of Office Act

• Congress hated Johnson and wanted to limit his
  power any way they could.
• Act stated that the President could not remove a
  person from federal office without approval of
  the Senate.
• Johnson fires Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War,
  without the Senates approval.
• This is an impeachable offense.

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Presidential Impeachments

• House of Reps. brings up charges.
• Senate runs trial.
• Impeachment is just bringing the official to
  trial NOT kicking him out of office.

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Johnsons Impeachment

• In violation of Tenure of Office Act.
• Chief Justice Salmon Chase heard the case.
• Senator Ross of Kansas was the last to vote. His
  vote of no kept Johnson President by 1 vote. (35
  to 19 2 to 1 needed to remove)

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Clintons Impeachment

• Lied under oath about extra marital affair with
  Monica Lewinsky.

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Linda Tripp

• Linda Tripp taped phone conversations with
  Lewinsky and proved Clintons guilt. Kenneth
  Starr pushed for the impeachment trial.

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AMENDMENTS
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11TH AMENDMENT LAWSUITS VS. STATES12TH
AMENDMENT ELECTORAL COLLEGE
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13th Amendment

• Slavery is now prohibited in the United States.

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14th Amendment

• Former slaves are now citizens of the United
  States.
• All citizens are guaranteed equal protection
  under the law.
• The Ku Klux Klan gained approval with a majority
  of southern whites because of the 13th 14th
  Amendments.

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15th AMENDMENT

• BLACKS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE
• IN THE SOUTH
• POLL TAX
• LITERACY TEST
• GRANDFATHER CLAUSES

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16TH AMENDMENT CREATION OF AN INCOME TAX17TH
AMENDMENT DIRECT ELECTION OF SENATORS
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18TH AMENDMENT

• PROHIBITION
• IT IS ILLEGAL TO POSSESS, TRANSPORT, CONSUME, OR
  SELL ALCOHOL
• ONLY AMENDMENT TO BE REPEALED

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PRESIDENTSJOHNSON - MCKINLEY

• SEVEN PRESIDENTS BEACH.
• _________ _________,
• NEW JERSEY

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ULYSSES S. GRANT

• 18TH PRESIDENT
• CONSIDERED ONE OF THE WORST PRESIDENTS IN HISTORY
• PRESIDENCY WAS RIDDLED WITH SCANDALS

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GRANTS TOMB

• LARGEST TOMB IN NORTH AMERICA
• LOCATED IN NEW YORK CITY

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RUTHERFORD B. HAYES

• 19TH PRESIDENT
• STOLE PRESIDENCY FROM SAMUEL TILDEN
• FLORIDA, SOUTH CAROLINA, OREGON, AND LOUISIANA

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JAMES GARFIELD

• 20TH PRESIDENT
• 2ND PRESIDENT TO BE ASSASSINATED
• KILLED BY CHARLES JULES _________________

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CHESTER A. ARTHUR

• 21ST PRESIDENT

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GROVER CLEVELAND

• 22ND 24TH PRESIDENT
• ONLY PRESIDENT TO HAVE TWO NON-CONSECUTIVE TERMS
• BORN IN NJ

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BENJAMIN HARRISON

• 23RD PRESIDENT

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WILLIAM MCKINLEY

• 25TH PRESIDENT
• PRESIDENT DURING THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
• 3RD PRESIDENT TO BE ASSASSINATED
• KILLED BY LEON CZOLGOSZ
• CZOLGOSZ - ELECTROCUTED

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ELECTRIC CHAIR

• INVENTED BY DENTIST ALFRED SOUTHWICK
• INSPIRED BY THE INVENTIONS OF THOMAS EDISON
• MORE HUMANE THAN A HANGING
• YOU DECIDE. . .