The American Promise:A Compact History
Third Edition
Chapter 16 – Section 2Reconstruction, 1863–1877Presidential Reconstruction
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Roark • Johnson • Cohen • Stage • Lawson • Hartmann
Presidential Reconstruction• Johnson’s Program of Reconciliation
Johnson was the “Accidental President”
Generally Followed Lincoln’s Plan, But had his own ideas
Presidential Reconstruction• White Southern Resistance and Black Codes
Southern States drew up new constitutions
Southern States also passed “Black Codes”
Johnson accepted states into union even when they didn’t meet the requirements
Presidential Reconstruction• Expansion of Federal Authority and Black Rights
The Black Codes, soured moderate Republican legislators on the South.
LegislationExtension of Freedman’s Bureau – Vetoed
Civil Rights Act- Overrode Veto
Freedman’s Bureau again – Overrode veto
Reconstruction: The Second Civil War