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“Rehearsal for Reconstruction” The Port Royal Experiment

“Rehearsal for Reconstruction” The Port Royal Experiment. The War to Save the Union? or The War to End Slavery?. “The Union As It Was, The Constitution As It Is, and The Negroes Where They Are” --Democratic Party Slogan, 1861. The Emancipation Proclamation.

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“Rehearsal for Reconstruction” The Port Royal Experiment

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  1. “Rehearsal for Reconstruction”The Port Royal Experiment

  2. The War to Save the Union?or The War to End Slavery?

  3. “The Union As It Was, The Constitution As It Is, and The Negroes Where They Are”--Democratic Party Slogan, 1861

  4. The Emancipation Proclamation

  5. What did it do?Why did Lincoln issue it?

  6. To prepare for Thursday’s quiz:- read the article on Radical Reconstruction and the two articles on Railroads- review the posted lecture notes and study questions- quiz is multiple choice  20 questions- bring a scantron and a pencil- arrive on time (20 minutes to do the quiz)- lecture follows the quiz, but you are free to go as soon as you finish

  7. Reconstructing the NationHow would the seceded states return to the union? Who gets to decide? How harsh/lenient will the process be? What is the purpose of Reconstruction?

  8. President vs Congress Lincoln – 10% plan Congress – Wade-Davis Bill

  9. “Treason must be made odious, and traitors must be impoverished.” -- Andrew Johnson

  10. “Reconstruction” or “Restoration”?

  11. Johnson and “Restoration” -- “black codes” -- rampant violence -- planters in control

  12. The Radicals and “Reconstruction” (L to R: Thaddeus Stevens, Charles Sumner, George Julian)

  13. Why is “Radical Reconstruction” radical?

  14. “The whole fabric of southern society must be changed, and never can it be done if this opportunity is lost.” --Thaddeus Stevens

  15. How to define “freedom”?How to enforce “freedom”?

  16. Radical Reconstruction in Practice 14th Amendment Reconstruction Act of 1867

  17. What is the reaction to “Radical Reconstruction”? -- Johnson? -- Congress?

  18. Moderates and Pragmatists:Were Radicals’ policies enforceable?Were Radicals’ policiesconstitutional?

  19. Were Radicals’ policies Popular?

  20. Legacy of Reconstruction?

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