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Extremist Republican Plan/Wade Davis Bill | vetoed by Lincoln; Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner wanted 50% of 1860 voters to swear allegiance |
Extremist Republican Plan/Wade Davis Bill 2 | Repudiate debt; disenfranchise CSA leaders |
Extremist Republican Plan/Wade Davis Bill 3 | S occupied by Northern troops; make new constitution; swear allegiance |
Extremist Republican Plan/Wade Davis Bill 4 | If South had worked w/Johnson, reconstruction would have been short |
Freedman's Bureau 1 | Welfare agency to feed, clothe, educate; run by Gen. Howard |
Freedman's Bureau 2 | passed black codes, same as slave codes, just different name |
Flaunting supposed powers | elected old Confederate leaders to power; Elected old senators and reps but barred by North |
Rad Repubs respond | Pass very hard laws; goals - punish S; retain power; protect industrial growth w/high tariffs |
Rad Repubs respond 2 | Aid ex-slaves; extend Freedman's Code |
Civil Rights Act | 1866 gives AfAms citizenship |
Reconstruction Act 1 | 1867 Divides S into 5 zones ruled by military; make new state constitutions |
Reconstruction Act 2 | Repudiate debt; no confederate leaders can be in office |
Reconstruction Act 3 | ratify 14th amendment; |
Harsh North | Radical Republicans tired of Johnson; passed laws Johnson would break and could impeach him |
Harsh North 2 | command of Army Act; said President can only issue orders to Gen; cannot be removed w/o Senate OK |
Tenure of Office Act | President could not remove member of cabinet w/o senate OK |
Harsh North 3 | begin proceedings to impeach; Johnson saved by 1 vote; saved Democracy |