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President Johnson's veto of the Bill weakened his effort for a lenient reconstruction policy?
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Andrew Johnson's veto of the Civil Rights Bill of 1855 weakened his effort for a lenient reconstruction policy. The Republicans found enough votes to overturn Johnson's veto, and drafted the Fourteenth Amendment. The Amendment, which was ratified, required southern states to ratify it if they wanted to reenter the union. The bill gave equal rights to blacks, and the southerners were forced to ratify.
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True or False Lincoln refused to sign the Republicans' plan for reconstruction?
Lincoln did refuse to sign the Republicans' plan for reconstruction. Lincoln had developed his own plan which was more lenient toward the south.
Why did Andrew Johnson's reconstruction plan fail?
There are many reasons historians cite for the failure of reconstruction in the post war Confederacy. One reason follows the thread of thought that white southerners had to account for their terrible loss in the war. Accepting the Republican reconstruction plans was a pill they could not swallow. Although they lost the war of combat, the whites in the South pursued their political goals where ever they could. As the nation, meaning the "north" as a whole moved on to prosper with the westward movements, they lost interest in the south, and white supremacists took advantage of this.
What adjective best describes English rule over the American colonies in general?
Lenient
What was the central issue in the struggle over which Reconstruction plan to implement?
The central issue in the struggle over which Reconstruction plan to implement was how to reintegrate the Southern states into the Union following the Civil War. There were disagreements between President Abraham Lincoln and the Radical Republicans in Congress over the timing and extent of granting political rights to formerly enslaved individuals, and whether to enact a more lenient or punitive approach towards the Southern states. These debates ultimately shaped the Reconstruction plans, such as Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan and the Radical Republicans' Wade-Davis Bill.
What was reconstruction during the Civil War?
"Reconstruction" referred to restoring the states that had seceded to their proper place in the Union. Various reconstruction plans were proposed and debated during and after the war. The discussion began almost immediately after secession. But only a little actual 'reconstruction' was attempted during the war - in places re-taken early in the war (esp in Louisiana).The period of "Reconstruction" -- what the term is most often used to refer to -- is the time after the war, when Congress & the President were forced to deal with this issue for all the former Confederate states. It is generally broken into two stages. The first, "Presidential reconstruction" under Andrew Johnson, was extremely lenient, demanding very little of these states beyond repudiating their secession and war debts, and accepting the 13th amendment - ending slavery (this was Andrew Johnson's final approach). But "Radical Republicans" in Congress, were very unhappy with the failure of Johnson's plan in allowing former Confederate leaders to lead their states and represent them in Congress, and in not providing adequate preventions for the rights of the "freedmen" (recently freed slaves). With a strengthened Republican majority they were able to put in place --over Johnson's veto-- a new Congressional Reconstruction plan (often called "Radical Reconstruction") limiting the power of former Confederate leaders and increasing protections for blacks. It included a military presence to protect blacks and governments in the Southern states that included blacks and other Republicans against some local (often violent) opposition.This second approach to Reconstruction continued into Grant's term, and had some successes. These included the 14th & 15th amendments, the defeat of the early form of the Ku Klux Klan and similar groups that killed and terrorized the freedmen, the election of many freedmen to political office in the South, and for the first time the requirement that states see to the education of black children.But by 1876 economic woes (a depression beginning in 1872), fatigue with maintaining troops in the South, and various more subtle racist groups in the South (which succeeded in scaring many blacks and other Republicans away from the polls), had undercut the program till it could no longer be maintained in the few places still remaining under "Reconstruction governments", and even Grant (a big supporter of Radical Reconstruction) had begun to pull back and the Republican nominee to succeed him (R.B. Hayes) promised in his campaign that he would work to restore "local rule." (Hayes did, however, seek and receive assurances from Southern states that the rights of blacks, esp. to vote, would be honored. For a time they were, but eventually that, and many other Reconstruction gains for blacks were undercut.)
Why was they concerned about president Lincoln when he died?
Lincoln wanted a lenient reconstruction of the South. Many members of his own party opposed him.
President Johnson's veto of the what Bill weakened his effort for a lenient reconstruction policy?
separate but equil, i think... No? It's not Seperate but Equal. That was a part of the Influential African-American part of the lesson, and that's four paragraphs away from the real answer. The answer is Freedman's Bureau. :D You're welcome.
Was Lincoln's original plan for Reconstruction lenient or neutral?
Neutral
What reconstruction plan was easiest for the south?
lincoln's plan was definitely the most lenient.
What is the Johnsonian Reconstruction?
The Reconstruction period under President Johnson occurred after the end of the Civil War. His plan was to reconstruct the infrastructure of the South. President Johnson did this by granting amnesty and returning lands to former Confederates that pledge loyalty to the Union. He was lenient towards the South and blocked attempts to pass punitive legislation.
Whose reconstruction plan was toughest to the South after the US Civil War?
The reconstruction plans sought by the Radical Republicans were designed to punish the South for the US Civil War. US President Johnson, who battled with the Radicals, had a more lenient plan for reuniting the North and the South.
What did both president Abraham Lincoln and president Andrew Johnson sought out to do in their plans for Reconstruction?
President Lincoln never had the time to put together a plan for reconstruction for the South. His assassination aborted any chance of that however all indications were that he would be lenient in areas that made sense. The newly sworn in President Johnson also for his time had a more liberal approach to the Reconstruction problem than the radical republicans in congress.
What best characterizes the political climate in Washington DC with regard to Reconstruction following the Civil War?
The political climate in Washington DC regarding Reconstruction was tumultuous, characterized by power struggles between the President and Congress. President Johnson's lenient Reconstruction policies clashed with the more radical approach favored by Congress, which led to political battles and impeachments. This period also witnessed the passage of the Reconstruction Amendments and the eventual imposition of military rule in the South.
How did president Andrew Johnson treat the south during the reconstruction?
President Andrew Johnson tried to enact Lincoln's more lenient Reconstruction plan, but the Republican Congress was determined to prevent the South from returning to its old ways. When Johnson fired his Secretary of War over disagreements, it led to his impeachment, and he narrowly retained the Presidency. "Radical Reconstruction" was soon underway, with military governors taking control of the states of the former Confederacy.
Why were radical Republicans unhappy about the second inaugural speech by Lincoln?
Lincoln proposed lenient terms for Reconstruction.
What group opposed Lincolns Reconstruction plan because they believed it was too lenient on the South?
Radical Republicans
Lincoln favored a lenient plan for Reconstruction in order to shorten the war by attracting southern support?
true
