RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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establish the Republican Party as the only political party in the South
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force the Southern States to pay reparations to the Federal Government
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allow the Southern States to reenter the nation as quickly as possible
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punish the South for starting the Civil War
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction plans were similar in that they both had similar requirements for former Confederate states to be reunited into the Union. This required ten percent of voters to take a loyalty oath and for the states to ratify the 13th Amendment.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Confederate states would be required to uphold the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery; swear loyalty to the Union; and pay off their war debt. Then they could re-write their state constitutions, hold elections, and begin sending representatives to Washington.
Detailed explanation-3: -On December 8, 1863, President Lincoln introduced his first plan for Reconstruction; the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction.