RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Andrew Johnson
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Abraham Lincoln
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a Radical Republican
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a Congressional Democrat
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Detailed explanation-1: -For more than 80 years, people in the Northern and Southern states had been debating the issues that ultimately led to war: economic policies and practices, cultural values, the extent and reach of the Federal government, and, most importantly, the role of slavery within American society.
Detailed explanation-2: -Radical Republicans wanted to punish the South for starting the war. They also wanted to be sure new governments in the southern states would support the Republican Party.
Detailed explanation-3: -Known as the 10 Percent Plan, it requires only 10% of a former Confederate state’s voters to pledge the oath before the state can begin the process of readmission into the Union. Early 1864: President Lincoln begins Reconstruction in the Union-occupied former Confederate state of Louisiana.