Reconstruction- An act of Reconstruction. The process by which the confederate states, or the states that had seceded, rejoined the union. this period took place from 1865-1877.
Johnson Impeached-1867
BECAUSE OF THIS...
-Johnson said African-American did not deserve the same treatment as whites. -Congress passed a law limiting his power. -The law prevented him from firing officials without Senate consent. -Johnson broke the law by firing Edwin Stanton. |
THIS WAS THE RESULT...
-Congress votes to impeach him. -A 2/3 majority is required to find him guilty. -They failed to convict him by 1 vote, but the trail broke his power as president. |
15th Amendment-1869
BECAUSE OF THIS...
-Republicans worried southern states might try to keep black voters away from polls, -Radical Republicans also argued it wasn't fair that many Northern states didn't allow blacks to vote. |
THIS WAS THE RESULT...
-The 15th amendment was proposed. -Gave African-American men the right to vote. -Many women were angry because this didn't give them the right to vote. |
Ku Klux KLAN-1870
BECAUSE OF THIS...
-A group of ex-Confederate soldiers were getting angry that African-American men were being successful. -They tortured and terrorized African-American men and white senators that supported black rights. -They employed violence to push back what was left of Lincoln's Reconstruction. |
THIS WAS THE RESULT...
-In 1871, the Ku Klux Act was proposed to President Ulysses Grant. -It authorized him to use military force to suppress the KKK. -In 1882, the act was considered unconstitutional, but by then they had achieved their goal and the KKK had faded away. |