CH22 – The Ordeal of Reconstruction

Time Frame: 1865-1877

Objectives: At the end of this chapter, you should be able to:

Define the major problems facing the nation and the South after the Civil War.
Describe the responses of both whites and African Americans to the end of slavery.
Analyze the differences between the presidential and congressional approaches to Reconstruction.
Explain how the blunders of President Johnson and the resistance of the white South opened the door to the Republicans’ radical Reconstruction.
Describe the intentions and the actual effects of radical Reconstruction in the South.
Indicate how militant southern white opposition and growing northern weariness with military Reconstruction gradually undermined Republican attempt to empower Southern blacks.
Explain why the radical Republicans impeached Johnson but failed to convict him.
Explain the legacy of Reconstruction, and assess its successes and failures.
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Assignments

Resources

The Valley of the Shadow
This UVA website focuses on a Northern Community and a Southern Community during the Civil War and Reconstruction. Includes excellent primary sources.