Brick by Brick
Transcript: Brick by brick By: Carson, Emily, Dylan, and Morgan Economic Economic Pressures Cotton bust Cotton Bust With the abolishment of slavery came to what i like to call the cotton bust! with no slaves to pick the cotton, the productivity of crops lowered. With no cotton, no clothing, and no economy the south crashed. More detail... Along with the economy that went, the demand for clothing also went up. The English gained a lot of their fancy clothing from the cotton harvested in the south. The cotton bust created a major problem for trade and exports between the two countries. PICTURES share cropping Share Cropping Share cropping was a very common practice and considered a "Compromise" to the abolishment of slavery. IT was mainly practiced by former slaves in the rural south during the post civil war area. More info... Legal Legal Although former African American slaves were freed by Lincoln's emancipation proclamation, they did not have the same rights as other white citizens. This was a major struggle during the reconstruction, and although we have come along way as a nation, this problem has not been totally fixed as racial discrimination and inequality still exists today. Black Codes The Black Codes were laws passed by Southern States of the U.S in 1865 that restricted the freedom of former African American slaves. These laws had the intent to encourage the freed slaves to work in labor based jobs with low wages. This created an economy that compared greatly to the slave labor of the antebellum south. Black Codes Laws passed by the South that limited the rights of African Americans Jim Crow Laws Jim Crow Laws were a series of rules designed to enforce segregation. These laws were not national, but state and local laws passed during reconstruction and through it. Even into the 1950's. These laws allowed white southerners to reassert their dominance by denying African Americans basic social, economic, and civil rights. Jim Crow Laws State and local laws that enforced racial segregation and dominated the South after Reconstruction. 10% Plan The ten percent plan was one of Lincolns first ideas for reconstruction. This plan specified that a Southern State could only be readmitted into the union if 10% of its voting population swore allegiance to the union. 10% Plan Ten percent of voters must swear loyalty to the Union in order to be readmitted. Political Political After the Civil War, African Americans began to run for office, which encouraged African Americans to vote for their fellow race. This sprung a new addition to the House of Representatives and created a way for African Americans to get involved in politics. These parties helped Reconstruction because since there were African Americans involved in the House of Representatives, the African American citizens felt they had more of a voice in the political choices of their nation and they were free to make the decisions that they wanted whether in voting or in contributing to the government. Reconstruction Amendments Reconstruction Amendments The 13th amendment, ratified in 1865, completely abolished slavery or involuntary servitude in the U.S 13th Amendment 13th amendment The 14th amendment, ratified in July of 1868, clarified national citizenship as all who were born in the U.S and forbid the states from restricting the basic rights of citizens or other persons residing within the state. 14th amendment 14th amendment The 15th amendment, ratified in 1870, allowed African American citizens the right to vote. 15th amendment 15th amendment The Freedman's Bureau, established in 1865, was a government agency thats main goal was to support former African-American slaves living in the aftermath of the civil war in the south. They did all they could with the limited fundage and resources they had, and managed to establish food, housing, medicine, and even education for the freed slaves. Freedman's Bureau Freedmen's Bureau President Andrew Johnson came up with a plan for the reconstrucion of the U.S in 1865. His plan gave the white people of the South the opportunity to regulate the transition of slavery to freedom, and alos gave no role to freed slaves. Johnson's Plan (Congressional Reconstruction) President Johnson’s plan Societal Societal Essentially, there were those who accepted the newly freed African Americans in society, and those who rejected them. Most African Americans, freed after the end of the civil war, had never been free before. They had to change their communities and lifestyle to suit their new needs. Freedman's Bureau Other special boards Help from North Accepting white reactions Positive Reactions Ku Klux Klan Jim Crow Laws Racists Rejecting white reactions Negative Reactions Independent Religious Institutes Moves to the North Education opportunities Community Adjustments African-American Reactions Panic of 1873 Election of 1876- Samuel J. Tilden Compromise of 1877 The End of Reconstruction The End of Reconstruction
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