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Who supervised the south during reconstruction?
Northern Soldiers.
How did Presidential Reconstruction differ from Congressional Reconstruction?
During the Presidential Reconstruction, President Lincoln wanted to be kind to the South and help them rebuild as much as possible. The Congressional Reconstruction wanted the South to pay for their rebellions.
What did the state governments do to rebuild the south during reconstruction?
They didn't
Who controlled the south during congressional reconstruction?
The Presidential opposition and Southern States resistance to the Fourteenth Amendment and to Reconstruction so outraged the Congress that in March 1867 it passed a Reconstruction Act that imposed its desired version on the South by means of a diktat. Therefore all former Confederate States but one (Tennessee had been readmitted in 1866 to the Union), were grouped into five military districts, each ruled by a military governor in order to push forward the Reconstruction program according to the Congress wishes and check the progress done.
Did the republican increase taxes and state debts in the south during reconstruction?
yes
Who disagreed with congress about reconstruction?
no one was against the president during reconstruction but the south was against some of the laws that he made during that time
How did the end of the Civil War and Reconstruction impact the representation of the South in Congress?
Representation of the South increased because more Southern states were created during Reconstruction.
Why did Congress pass laws protecting civil-rights during Reconstruction?
To Abolish black codes in the south.
What was the period when congress punished the south?
reconstruction
What was the main cash crop of south during reconstruction?
Cotton was the main cash crop of the South during the Reconstruction Era.
Did the south win reconstruction during the south?
yes
Who was the Northern politician in south south during reconstruction?
Carpetbagger
Why did Republicans in Congress dislike Johnson's Reconstruction plan?
Because Andrew Johnson wanted easy terms for the south but the congress wanted to punish the south.
What stopped lincolns plans for reconstruction to the south?
After Lincoln was assassinated, his plan for reconstruction was stopped and cancelled by the Radical Republican, who had the majority in the Congress.
Assess the success of Republican reconstruction?
The main goal for the reconstruction in the Civil War was to rebuild and accept the South in the US again, but radical republican reconstruction wanted to make the South pay for what they had done. The radical republican reconstruction was somewhat of a success in that they had several bills passed in Congress against the South.
During reconstruction the south blank the union?
rejoined
What were politics like in the south during reconstruction?
they were not the greatest.
