1. Reconstruction of the South American History Chapter 17 2. The End Results 258,000 Confederates died in the war Most were adult males South’s economy & society needed…

Slide 1 Reconstruction Slide 2 Lincoln Assassination John Wilkes Booth Ford Theatre April 14, 1865 1 st President killed in office Slide 3 Slide 4 2 Plans Abraham Lincoln…

Slide 1 Section One Rebuilding the South Slide 2 Reconstruction  The process of readmitting the former Confederate states into the Union.  1865-1877 Slide 3 Southerners…

Slide 1 The Reconstruction “Freedmen” – freed slaves in tough situation: “Freedmen” – freed slaves in tough situation: – Most stayed (either by choice or force)…

Reconstruction Radical Republicans Defeated Southern Leaders Freedmen Moderate Republicans Copperheads How to treat former Confederate leaders Former Confederate citizenship…