The Outcome of the Civil War
When the civil war finally ended there was
a lot of destruction and America was in desperate need of reconstruction. The
geographic issues were evident because the union had lost ten states thus
reshaping their nation. Now that the fighting was over they had to think of a
way to bring the confederacy back into the union without causing a larger
conflict. President Lincoln constructed a plan that was considered to be the
proclamation of amnesty and reconstruction. Unfortunately a year later he was
assassinated and could never see the nation healed. In 1864 Senator Benjamin
Wade and Congressman Henry W. Davis created a bill that would be called the
Wade-Davis Bill. This bill required that 50% of everyone that voted to take an
oath saying that they did not help aid the rebellion in the south. The bill also
required for states to hold a convention before they were allowed to elect state
officials. In December of 1865 the 13th amendment was ratified and
Freedmen’s Bureau came into play. The bureau was a government organization that
aided freed slaves. When Andrew Johnson became president he also created a plan
that was similar to Lincolns. In addition to his plan, Johnson also allowed for
the black codes to be intact so the southern defiance could possibly be halted.
In the year of 1867 there was multiple reconstruction acts created. One of them
was the military act and that restarted reconstruction in the south because they
had refused to ratify the 14thamendment and it also divided the
southern territories into five military districts that would be closely watched
by the military from the north. The command of the army act stated that the
president had to issue reconstruction orders only through the military. The
tenure of office act made it impossible for the president to remove any cabinet
member without the consent of the senate as long as the position originally
required the senate’s approval. Finally in July of 1868 the 14th
amendment was ratified. A few years later in 1870 the fifteenth amendment was
ratified.
a lot of destruction and America was in desperate need of reconstruction. The
geographic issues were evident because the union had lost ten states thus
reshaping their nation. Now that the fighting was over they had to think of a
way to bring the confederacy back into the union without causing a larger
conflict. President Lincoln constructed a plan that was considered to be the
proclamation of amnesty and reconstruction. Unfortunately a year later he was
assassinated and could never see the nation healed. In 1864 Senator Benjamin
Wade and Congressman Henry W. Davis created a bill that would be called the
Wade-Davis Bill. This bill required that 50% of everyone that voted to take an
oath saying that they did not help aid the rebellion in the south. The bill also
required for states to hold a convention before they were allowed to elect state
officials. In December of 1865 the 13th amendment was ratified and
Freedmen’s Bureau came into play. The bureau was a government organization that
aided freed slaves. When Andrew Johnson became president he also created a plan
that was similar to Lincolns. In addition to his plan, Johnson also allowed for
the black codes to be intact so the southern defiance could possibly be halted.
In the year of 1867 there was multiple reconstruction acts created. One of them
was the military act and that restarted reconstruction in the south because they
had refused to ratify the 14thamendment and it also divided the
southern territories into five military districts that would be closely watched
by the military from the north. The command of the army act stated that the
president had to issue reconstruction orders only through the military. The
tenure of office act made it impossible for the president to remove any cabinet
member without the consent of the senate as long as the position originally
required the senate’s approval. Finally in July of 1868 the 14th
amendment was ratified. A few years later in 1870 the fifteenth amendment was
ratified.
Works Cited
Information:
· Kennedy, David M., and Lizabeth Cohen. The American Pageant. 12th ed. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. 350-498. Print.
Pictures:
· Brady, Mathew. Abraham Lincoln. 1862. n.p. Web. 24 Nov 2012.
http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/36423.
· Brady,Mathew. President Andrew Johnson. N.d. n.p. Web. 24 Nov 2012.
< http://suite101.com/article/17th-president-of-the-united-states-andrew-johnson-1865-1869-a270904>.
· 1876. N.d. n.p. Web. 24 Nov 2012.
< http://online.missouri.edu/exec/data/courses/8235/public/lesson03/lesson03.asp&xgt;.
· Kennedy, David M., and Lizabeth Cohen. The American Pageant. 12th ed. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. 350-498. Print.
Pictures:
· Brady, Mathew. Abraham Lincoln. 1862. n.p. Web. 24 Nov 2012.
http://hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu/node/36423.
· Brady,Mathew. President Andrew Johnson. N.d. n.p. Web. 24 Nov 2012.
< http://suite101.com/article/17th-president-of-the-united-states-andrew-johnson-1865-1869-a270904>.
· 1876. N.d. n.p. Web. 24 Nov 2012.
< http://online.missouri.edu/exec/data/courses/8235/public/lesson03/lesson03.asp&xgt;.