Ex. While one document cannot speak to the effects of the war on an entire group, it will give students an insight into what may have represented a common experience and reaction to Reconstruction policy. 75RockiCr ? This show of weakness seemed to set the tone for Grants administration (1869-77) which, though it seemed to offer some promise to restore order and sanity to the South, actually accomplished very little in this realm. universal male suffrage, But another clear reason was the often ineffective and incompetent governing that characterized many of the post-war Republican Southern governments. WebThe Reconstruction period lasted from 1865 to 1877. 10% plan What was Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction called? But how much really changed? Lincoln: The states should be reintegrated into the Union when ten percent Many Southerners were scared of rebellion. endstream
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More punitive actions against the South, Lincoln felt, would only make it harder to heal the divided nation. The new state legislatures adopted socalled black codes to keep the newly freed African Americans, or freedmen, in their place. Would he or she feel anger over, anything? The historians aim is to write the first comprehensive history of the period. The states could enter the Union if they promised they would ratify the Fourteenth Amendment within five years. The First Reconstruction Act (March 1867) invalidated the state governments established under Johnson's policies (except the government of Tennessee, which had ratified the Fourteenth Amendment) and divided the former Confederacy into five military districts. exodusters- black refugees fleeing north or west from depression and violence. Alexander Stephens. The Freedmans Bureau played a key role in helping African Americans gain access to basic needs, education, property, and health care during Reconstruction. What was the purpose of the military Reconstruction Act quizlet? The Military Reconstruction Act stated that remaining Confederate states that had not been reconstructed would be divided into five military districts and put under martial law. State governments set up under Johnsons Reconstruction plan were deemed illegal and new governments were to be formed. 422 0 obj
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