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“The whole fabric of Southern society must be changed…”— Thaddeus Stevens, 1865
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What problems do you think the South faced immediately after the Civil War?
Based on the quote, what does Stevens believe needs to happen in the South?
Who do you think should decide how Reconstruction happens—the president, Congress, or the states? Why?
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1) The South had ruined towns, farms, and railroads and a broken economy. Millions of newly freed people needed work, homes, and legal rights while society faced violence and confusion.
2) Stevens thinks the South’s whole social and political order must be rebuilt. He wanted to break the old power of slaveholders and make new laws to protect former slaves.
3) Congress should decide because it represents the whole nation and can pass laws to protect rights in every state.
2) Stevens thinks the South’s whole social and political order must be rebuilt. He wanted to break the old power of slaveholders and make new laws to protect former slaves.
3) Congress should decide because it represents the whole nation and can pass laws to protect rights in every state.
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