RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Critics felt the laws served as a punishment of the South, whereas supporters believed limiting the South’s power was necessary to secure rights for African Americans
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Critics felt that the laws placed too much power in the hands of the North, but the President’s full support of the laws overpowered their criticism.
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Critics of the laws felt that they were too lenient and supporters felt they were just right
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Critics rejected the military districts, but supported the Fourteenth amendment
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following examples demonstrate the varied reactions to the Reconstruction Acts of 1867? Critics felt that the laws placed too much power in the hands of the North, but the President’s full support of the laws overpowered their criticism.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Reconstruction Act of 1867 outlined the terms for readmission to representation of rebel states. The bill divided the former Confederate states, except for Tennessee, into five military districts.
Detailed explanation-3: -Congress approved the bill in February 1867, and then on March 2 it overrode Johnson’s veto. Three more acts were later enacted (two in 1867 and one in 1868), which concerned how the constitutions would be created and passed at the state level.