UNIT 5: Reconstruction and Looking to the West
Reconstruction (1865–1877)
Though the outcome of the Civil War cemented the Union, the years that followed plunged the nation into dramatic social and economic changes. While African Americans obtained their liberty and southern society was transformed, Reconstruction involved a redefinition of social, economic, and political relationships between the North and South, as well as between the races.
Presidential Reconstruction. The Reconstruction plans of both Presidents Lincoln and Johnson focused on pardoning the Confederate states and restoring the Union quickly.
Congressional Reconstruction. As Southern states moved to limit freedmen's rights, Congress took over Reconstruction and passed new laws to protect the freedom of African Americans. This led to the enactment of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments.
The End of Reconstruction. In the 1870s, white Democrats regained power in the South, and public interest in Reconstruction declined. The Supreme Court narrowly interpreted the Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments and placed the control of Americans' basic civil rights in the hands of states.
Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address
Lincoln’s Plan
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
Andrew Johnson
Black Codes
Freedmen’s Bureau
Radical Republicans
Ulysses S. Grant
National Woman Suffrage Association
Scalawags & Carpetbaggers
Sharecropping
Ku Klux Klan
Compromise of 1877
Rutherford B. Hayes
Conquering a Continent - Looking to the West (1860–1900)
After the Civil War, Americans moved west of the Mississippi River, taking over the land for farms, ranches, and mines, and forcing out the Native Americans. The settling of the West became one of the great American myths.
Moving West. With the help of the federal government, Americans and immigrants settled the region west of the Mississippi in a major migration during the second half of the 1800s.
Conflict with Native Americans. American expansion into the West led to the confiscation of Native American homelands and to the virtual elimination of Native American cultures.
Mining, Ranching, and Farming. Advances in farm technology and the discovery of gold increased economic opportunities in the American West. Farming, ranching, and mining evolved from individual and family enterprises into major industries, transforming the West.
Moving West
Conflict with Native Americans
American expansion transforms the West
Protective tariffs
Trusts
gold standard/greenbacks
Alaska/Seward’s Icebox/Seward’s Folly
Mining in the West
Homesteaders
Open Range Ranching
Railroads
Yellowstone National Park
Plains Indian Culture
Sand Creek Massacre
Assimilation
Chief Joseph
Buffalo Soldiers
Sitting Bull
Custer’s Last Stand
A Century of Dishonor
Wounded Knee
The Ghost Dance
End of the Frontier
Reconstruction (1865–1877)
Though the outcome of the Civil War cemented the Union, the years that followed plunged the nation into dramatic social and economic changes. While African Americans obtained their liberty and southern society was transformed, Reconstruction involved a redefinition of social, economic, and political relationships between the North and South, as well as between the races.
Presidential Reconstruction. The Reconstruction plans of both Presidents Lincoln and Johnson focused on pardoning the Confederate states and restoring the Union quickly.
Congressional Reconstruction. As Southern states moved to limit freedmen's rights, Congress took over Reconstruction and passed new laws to protect the freedom of African Americans. This led to the enactment of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments.
The End of Reconstruction. In the 1870s, white Democrats regained power in the South, and public interest in Reconstruction declined. The Supreme Court narrowly interpreted the Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments and placed the control of Americans' basic civil rights in the hands of states.
Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address
Lincoln’s Plan
13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
Andrew Johnson
Black Codes
Freedmen’s Bureau
Radical Republicans
Ulysses S. Grant
National Woman Suffrage Association
Scalawags & Carpetbaggers
Sharecropping
Ku Klux Klan
Compromise of 1877
Rutherford B. Hayes
Conquering a Continent - Looking to the West (1860–1900)
After the Civil War, Americans moved west of the Mississippi River, taking over the land for farms, ranches, and mines, and forcing out the Native Americans. The settling of the West became one of the great American myths.
Moving West. With the help of the federal government, Americans and immigrants settled the region west of the Mississippi in a major migration during the second half of the 1800s.
Conflict with Native Americans. American expansion into the West led to the confiscation of Native American homelands and to the virtual elimination of Native American cultures.
Mining, Ranching, and Farming. Advances in farm technology and the discovery of gold increased economic opportunities in the American West. Farming, ranching, and mining evolved from individual and family enterprises into major industries, transforming the West.
Moving West
Conflict with Native Americans
American expansion transforms the West
Protective tariffs
Trusts
gold standard/greenbacks
Alaska/Seward’s Icebox/Seward’s Folly
Mining in the West
Homesteaders
Open Range Ranching
Railroads
Yellowstone National Park
Plains Indian Culture
Sand Creek Massacre
Assimilation
Chief Joseph
Buffalo Soldiers
Sitting Bull
Custer’s Last Stand
A Century of Dishonor
Wounded Knee
The Ghost Dance
End of the Frontier