Reconstruction and 1876: Crash Course in United States History #22

In which John Green teaches you reconstruction. After the divisive and destructive Civil War, Abraham Lincoln had a plan to reconcile the country and rebuild it. Then he was shot, Andrew Johnson took over, and disagreements between Johnson and Congress ensured that Reconstruction would fail. The 1876 election made the situation even more dire and the country canceled the election, leaving the nation still very divided. John will talk about the gains African Americans made in the years after the Civil War and how they lost those gains almost immediately when Reconstruction stalled. You'll learn about the Freedman's Bureau, the 14th and 15th Amendments, and the disastrous election of 1876. John will explore the goals of Reconstruction, the ultimate successes and failures, and why his alma mater Kenyon College is better than alma mater of Raoul NYU. .

Hello Teachers and Students – Check out CommonLit's free collection of reading passages and teaching resources to learn more about the events in this episode.
The Reconstruction period following the Civil War was imperfect and failed to create lasting change after 1876: https://www.commonlit.org/texts/reconstruction
After the end of the Civil War, many African Americans turned to sharecropping, an unjust system that would last until World War II and the civil rights movement: https://www.commonlit.org/texts /from-slaves -to sharecroppers

Learn more about Reconstruction in Episode 19 of Crash Course Black American History: https://www.youtube.com/watch?vNGPAnLDzQYY

Chapters:
Presentation 00:00
Johnson and the Reconstruction Era 0:33
The Freedman's Office 1:32
Sharecropping 2:14
The Civil Rights Act 3:04
The 14th Amendment 3:55
Mystery Document 4:20
The Reconstruction Law 5:18
The Election of 1868 and the 15th Amendment 5:38
African Americans in the office 6:32
Southern Republican Governments 7:52
Why did the reconstruction end? 8:23 a.m.
White violence against former slaves 8:46
Northern Support Retreats 9:33
The election of 1876 9:52
President Hayes and the Market of 1877 10:55
The Legacy of Reconstruction 12:03
Credits 12:29

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