RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Andrew Johnson
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Abraham Lincoln
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Rutherford B. Hayes
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Detailed explanation-1: -Next they passed measures dealing with the former slaves. Johnson vetoed the legislation. The Radicals mustered enough votes in Congress to pass legislation over his veto–the first time that Congress had overridden a President on an important bill.
Detailed explanation-2: -Andrew Johnson’s view, as stated above, was that the war had been fought to preserve the Union. He formulated a lenient plan, based on Lincoln’s earlier 10% plan, to allow the Southern states to begin holding elections and sending representatives back to Washington.
Detailed explanation-3: -In February 1867, Congress approved the First Reconstruction Act, which outlined a process for restoring the Confederate states to the Union, and sent it to President Andrew Johnson for review and signature.