USA HISTORY

RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877

RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How were Lincoln’s and Johnson’s aims the same?
A
they both made the southern states join the goverment
B
they both required the southern states to ratify the 13th ammendment
C
they both required the southern states to pass black codes
D
they both required the southern states to support the freedman’s bureau
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -While Johnson had opposed emancipation early in his career, and had owned four slaves, he supported the Thirteenth Amendment because he saw the end of slavery as necessary to restore the Union.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 13th Amendment was necessary because the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in January of 1863, did not end slavery entirely; those ensllaved in border states had not been freed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Seward of December 18, 1865). The Amendment attained the threshold for ratification and entry into force on December 6, 1865. Although slavery had already been abolished in most U.S. jurisdictions by the time of ratification, the Thirteenth Amendment freed some slaves in Delaware and Kentucky.

Detailed explanation-4: -President Johnson made clear his opposition to the 14th Amendment as it made its way through the ratification process, but Congressional elections in late 1866 gave Republicans veto-proof majorities in both the House and Senate.

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