U.S History Flvs 01.04

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.

Part 1 – Complete the following chart using information from the lesson. One example appears for you.

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 |  

the country to come back together so that America could heal faster. |  Congress passed the Reconstruction Act and his plan didn’t fold out properly. |  Then Congress passed The Tenure of Office Act which he believed was unconstitutional. |

Radical Republicans |  to control the South so they would not return to the acts pre-Civil War and permanently abolish slavery to guarantee rights for African Americans.

| Abraham Lincoln did not agree with the bill because he thought it was too controlling so he didn’t sign it. |  The bill was vetoed and stopped the Wade-Davis Bill from becoming a law. |

Southern Democrats |  

Hayes had gotten rid of all the remaining federal troops from the South and granted a Southern Democrat to Hayes Cabinet. |  Democrats tried to gain the control in the Southern State legislatures again. |  They got their control of the legislature. |

Part 2 – Answer the following questions in a complete paragraph of your own words.

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...