· Many of the South’s houses, farms, bridges, and railroads were destroyed.
· Confederate money became worthless, and banks closed.
· Newly freed slaves, freedmen, had no land, jobs, or education.
Reconstruction – period after the Civil War when the South was rebuilt; also, the federal program to rebuild it.
Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan:
- after 10% of the state’s voters swore loyalty to the U.S., Southern states could rejoin the national government after they abolished slavery.
Congress’ Wade-Davis Bill:
- required that a majority of southern white men swear loyalty to the U.S. and denied former Confederate soldiers the right to vote or hold political office.
· The Freedmen’s Bureau provided food, clothing, jobs, medical care, and education for millions of former slaves and poor whites.
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