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22. Ordeal of Reconstruction Pt 2: Pages 484-91. Congressional Reconstruction Rad Rep not happy that ex-Confederates are representing S again in Congress.

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1 22. Ordeal of Reconstruction Pt 2: Pages 484-91

2 Congressional Reconstruction Rad Rep not happy that ex-Confederates are representing S again in Congress Even ex Confederate VP Alexander Stephens While Confederates were gone Morrill Tariff, Pacific Railroad and Homestead Act all passed Slaves no longer 3/5, Southern Representation in House will go up

3 Congressional Reconstruction Republicans feared S lowering tariffs, perpetuating Black Codes, repudiating debt

4 Johnson Clashes with Congress 1866 Johnson vetoes bill to extend Freedman’s Bureau Republicans override Johnson’s veto of Civil Rights Bill and limits to Black Codes Republicans introduce a 14 th Amendment guaranteeing rights to African Americans

5 Johnson Clashes with Congress

6 Proposed 14 th Amendment 1. Said ex slaves were citizens 2. Reduced Electoral College representation to states who deny ex slaves the right to vote 3. disqualified former Confederates as Federal office holders 4. guaranteed Federal Debt, repudiated Confederate Debt

7 Johnson Clashes with Congress Johnson tries unsuccessful speaking tour to rally support Mid term election big win for Republicans Republicans led in Senate by Charles Sumner and in House by Thaddeus Stevens Feel their obviously must be Federal protection for the African American vote

8 Reconstruction Act Divides the South into five military districts administered by a general Southern states had to ratify the 14 Amendment Southern states had to guarantee the vote Led to 15 th Amendment Supreme Court did not step in Often times everything went back to the way it was when troops leave

9 Military districts

10 15 th Amendment Specifies the “male” right to vote Suffragettes offended


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