Reconstruction Under Congress

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Reconstruction Under Congress
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How did the beliefs and ideals of the North and
South during the Civil War influence the social,
political, and economic decisions of this time?
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During reconstruction Southern states were free
to pass laws called black codes. These laws
denied African American men the right to vote or
act as jurors. Black people also could not own
guns, take certain jobs, or own land. These laws
made life for African Americans much like it was
under slavery.
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The Republicans took control during
reconstruction and did not trust President
Johnson because he was a Southerner and a past
Democrat. Congress thought Johnsons plan was
too easy on the south so they developed a new
plan for reconstruction.
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The Freedmens Bureau was established to help the
4 million former slaves after the war. The
Freedmans Bureau built hospitals and schools in
the south.
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Many white Southerners did not like the changes
brought on by reconstruction. They felt the new
laws were being forced on them by outsiders.
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Northerners who came south to start a business
were called carpetbaggers, because they arrived
carrying their belongings in suitcases made of
carpet. Southerners who supported Reconstruction
were called scalawags. Carpetbaggers and
scalawags were accused of trying to profit off
the hardships in the south.
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Radical RepublicansWanted strict rules and
conditions for former slave states, wanted to
protect former slaves, and have every person to
have equal rights.
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Ku Klux KlanWanted to return Southern whites to
power. They would burn the schools and homes of
African Americans and attack blacks trying to
vote. Due to the violence Union soldiers were
sent to supervise elections.
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