The Reconstruction plan
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The purpose of Reconstruction was to give freedmen and white Unionists power to organize governments and control the former Confederate states indefinitely.
In terms of "controlled" the US army was stationed in various "departments" designed to move along the process of having the former Confederate states returned after due process to the USA. In 1872, the South voted under the Amnesty Act restoring civil rights to citizens of the former Confederacy.
Jim Crow laws were enacted in former Confederate states primarily to enforce racial segregation and maintain white supremacy following the Reconstruction era. These laws aimed to systematically disenfranchise African Americans and restrict their rights, ensuring that the social and economic hierarchies established during slavery persisted. The laws reflected the widespread racism and resistance to the civil rights gains made by Black Americans during Reconstruction, reinforcing discriminatory practices in areas such as education, transportation, and public accommodations.
He wanted them to respect the rights of African Americans.
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It angered the Radical Republicans.
They instituted black codes to restrict African American rights.
Congress tried to give more rights to former slaves and remove Confederate leaders from power.
They passed black codes to limit African Americans' rights.
They passed black codes to limit African Americans' rights.
The constitution for the Confederate States of America was almost a word-for-word copy of the U.S. Constitution. There were a number of minor changes, but the main ones involved states' rights and slavery. The most glaring change was the prohibition of the Confederate government from making any law that limited a citizen's rights with regard to his "negro slaves."
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution were pushed through before the former Confederate states could object to them. These amendments ended slavery, expanded the power of the Federal Government, and gave voting rights to former slaves.
The South welcomed Andrew Johnson's reconstruction plan because it neglected the rights of former slaves more or less, and he granted over 1,000 pardons to former Confederate leaders during his time in office.
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African Americans' rights were limited by black codes. < APEX >