History

01.04 SWBS Chart and Reflection

The "Somebody-Wanted-But-So" chart is an excellent way to summarize important information from history. In it, you identify a person or group of people; their goal, need, or want; what conflict of interest stood in the way; and the outcome. This strategy works great because history depends on the needs, wants, and actions of humans.

Somebody ...|Wanted ...|But ...|So ...|

President Abraham Lincoln|the nation to heal as quickly as possible from the Civil War and planned to reunify the nation quickly|he was assassinated in 1865 only days after Robert E. Lee’s surrender|plans for Reconstruction were taken over by Vice President Andrew Johnson, who became president after Lincoln’s death|

President Andrew Johnson|To remove American Indians West of the Mississippi.|He was nearing the end of his presidency and still believed in his mission.|He challenged the Indians to a duel and said that if they lose they have to leave the Mississippi.|

Radical Republicans|To control the south until they could be sure the south would not return to its pre-civil war ways, including slavery.|A lot of people disagreed with their decisions and thought that they needed to make it simple for the south to rejoin the union.|Radical Republicans took over the process because they were the largest single block in Congress|

Southern Democrats|To control the start of the reconstruction.|The South was divided into five military districts controlled by federal troops.|They accepted presidential reconstruction and acted quickly to meet the requirements.|

What was the main issue relating to Reconstruction that divided Republicans at the end of the Civil War? If you had been a member of Congress at the time, what type of plan for Reconstruction would you have supported and why?

The main issue was that some of them wanted to control the south until they could be sure they would not return to its pre civil war ways including slavery and others thought it...