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Reconstruction… And its Effects…
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US History 2010Reconstruction and its effects...2 Reconstruction page 1 FOUNDATIONS: Presidents Lincoln and Johnson propose lenient policies toward the former Confederate states. Radical Republicans gain control of Congress and pass the Reconstruction Act of 1867 Conflict over approach leads Congress to impeach Johnson
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US History 2010Reconstruction and its effects...3 Reconstruction page 2 PROGRESS: States ratify the 14 th and 15 th amendments. Republicans control most state governments in the South. States start public works programs and public schools. Former slaves reunite families, work for wages, and build African-American culture.
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US History 2010Reconstruction and its effects...4 Reconstruction page 3 COLLAPSE: War debt and low demand for cotton slow the South’s recovery. African-Americans are terrorized by racist violence. Supreme court decisions undermine the 14 th and 15 th amendments. Republican Party is weakened by internal conflict, scandal, and corruption. Democrats combat governments, weaken civil rights, and eliminate public schools and programs
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US History 2010Reconstruction and its effects...5 Reconstruction page 4 LEGISLATION OF RECONSTRUCTION: Civil Rights Act of 1866: 14 th Amendment: Reconstruction Act of 1867: Freedmen’s Bureau: 15 th Amendment: Enforcement Act of 1870:
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