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Reconstruction (Lincoln's Plan (Lincoln believed that the South had…
Reconstruction
Lincoln's Plan
Lincoln believed that the South had never legally seceded from the Union, his plan for Reconstruction was based on forgiveness
Proclamation Of Amnesty And Reconstruction in 1863 to announce his intention to reunite the once-united states. Lincoln hoped that the proclamation would rally northern support for the war and persuade weary Confederate soldiers to surrender
Ten-Percent Plan,which specified that a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters
Oath Of Allegiance to the Union, voters could then elect delegates to draft revised state constitutions and establish new state governments.
Johnson's Plan
“Swing Around The Circle,” in which he traveled throughout the country giving speeches that lambasted Republicans, pro-war Democrats, and blacks. Rather than drum up support
Johnson’s coarse rhetoric hurt the Democratic Party’s credibility and persuaded many northerners to vote Republican in the congressional elections of 1866.
Johnson vetoed the renewed Freedmen’s Bureau, once again using the states’ rights argument that the federal government should not deprive the states of their judicial powers
Radical Republicans Plan
Radical Republicans hoped to control the Reconstruction process, transform southern society, disband the planter aristocracy, redistribute land, develop industry, and guarantee civil liberties for former slaves.
Reconstruction Act, the bill reduced the secessionist states to little more than conquered territory, dividing them into five Military Districts, each governed by a Union general
Congress declared Martial Law in the territories, dispatching troops to keep the peace and protect former slaves.
Second Reconstruction Act, placing Union troops in charge of voter registration. Congress overrode two presidential vetoes from Johnson to pass the bills.
Memphis And New Orleans Race Riots of 1866 proved that Reconstruction needed to be declared and enforced, and the Military Reconstruction Act jump-started this process.
Tenure Of Office Act. The bill sought to protect prominent Republicans in the Johnson administration by forbidding their removal without congressional consent.
Compromise of 1877
Electoral Count Act in 1877 to establish a special committee to recount the votes in a fair and balanced way.
Democrats were outraged at first but quickly realized that the situation gave them the perfect opportunity to strike a bargain with the opposition to achieve their political goals.
Compromise Of 1877, in which Democrats agreed to let Hayes become president in exchange for a complete withdrawal of federal troops from the South.
The Compromise Of 1877 and removal of the remaining federal troops from the South signaled the end of the Reconstruction era.