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Why did Congress refuse to seat the delegates elected under Johnson's Reconstruction Plan?
Because the Reconstruction plan he afforded to Southerners while Congress was adjourned was too generous by the Northern Republican's Standards. The Southerners had their property and citizen's right restored without having to make any concessions with regards to African-American's civil rights. The Southern states enacted Black Codes (special provisions to state law that only applied to African Americans). Blacks were not allowed to vote. Also, all their former Confederate enemies in Congress were re-elected into power.
What did president Johnson's plan for reconstruction?
Johnson's Reconstruction "Carrying Out Lincoln's Plan" April 15, 1865 - March 4, 1869 President Abraham Lincoln and the Radicals in the Republican Party had clashed bitterly about reconstruction policies long before the assassination thrust Vice President Andrew Johnson, a Democrat, into the fray. "Mr. Johnson, I thank God that you are here", said Radical Republican Sen. Ben Wade. "Lincoln had too much of the milk of human kindness to deal with these damn rebels. Now they will be dealt with according to their deserts." Believing he was basically carrying on Lincoln's plans for reconstruction, Johnson, by a May 29, 1865, presidential proclamation, granted amnesty and pardon to all persons who directly or indirectly participated in the "rebellion", with a wide range of exceptions. Excepted persons included people with taxable property worth more than $20,000, civil and diplomatic officials, officers above the rank of colonel, anyone who left the U.S. military to fight for the Confederacy, anyone educated in the U.S. military academies, anyone who left homes in the North to go South, and many others. However, Johnson proclaimed, these excepted persons could apply to him personally and "such clemency will be liberally extended as may be consistent with the facts of the case and the peace and dignity of the United States". A loyalty oath that "henceforth" all such persons would support the Constitution and abide by the laws was required of all. Property rights, with certain exclusions- notably slaves- were restored and a policy of re-establishing state governments and adopting new state constitutions that incorporated the 13th amendment was set forth. The Radicals were furious. Surely there were Southerners who must hang. What about freed slaves? They should be enfranchised, and the property of the whites should be divided amongst them. Would these states be represented in Congress by the same people that had led them in rebellion? Radical Republican Thaddeus Stevens asked his colleagues if there was "no way to arrest the insane course of the President."
What did the FERA do?
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration The Roosevelt Administration re-named this program as a direct relief operation under the new deal. First started by Herbert Hoover and the U.S. Congress in 1932 as the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, it was a form of what is now known as unemployment insurance.
How many years was george re elected president?
he was re elected president four times.
What were the major political and social achievements of Reconstruction?
The major success of the Reconstruction in the South is that the blacks received new rights under the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. They were however unable to exercise these rights in the south until the 20th century because of the continued persecution and repression by the white southerners.
