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  1. History Lessons
  2. U.S. History
  3. Civil War and Reconstruction
  4. Radical Reconstruction
Topic: U.S. History
Time Period: Civil War and Reconstruction

Radical Reconstruction

After the defeat of the South in the Civil War, Radical Republicans put forward a plan to reshape Southern society. Their plan faced fierce opposition from Democrats and from President Andrew Johnson. In this lesson, students will read speeches by Thaddeus Stevens and Johnson in order to explore why the Radical Republican plan was considered so “radical” at the time.

[Teacher Materials, Student Materials, and PowerPoint updated 09/14/22.]

Image: Extract from the reconstructed Constitution of Louisiana, with portraits of the members of the Convention & Assembly, 1868. From the Library of Congress.

Image: Extract from the reconstructed Constitution of Louisiana, with portraits of the members of the Convention & Assembly, 1868. From the Library of Congress.

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