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Why did the radical-led congress pass the civil rights act of 1866?
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It was a response to the black codes and the neo-slavery system created by unrepentant southern legislatures.
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How did President Andrew Johnson react to the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
It passed through Congress over Johnson's veto.
In what year did the black codes end?
By congress passing the Civil rights act of 1866, then being followed by the 14th ammendment.
What made the black codes outlawed?
The Civil Rights Act of 1866
Law passed in 1866 to guarantee various legal rights for blacks?
Civil Rights Act
What was significant about the civil rights act?
One of the provisions of the civil rights act of 1866 was that a person could not be discriminated against based on the color of their skin. It said that every person was to be treat as an equal.
Act of congress in 1866?
civil rights act
What act passed by congress to protect the voting rights of blacks in the south?
civil rights act 1866
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 was passed by Congress in part to counterattack?
Black Codes.
Did president Johnson support the civil rights act of 1866?
no, he vetoed it and then Congress overrode the veto
This act of congress in 1866 declared that all persons born in the us were to be citizens of the us?
Civil Rights Act
What act of congress in 1866 declared that that all persons born in the us were to be citizens of the us?
Civil Rights Act
Which amendment was passed by Congress so that the Civil Rights Act of 1866 could not be repealed?
14th Amendment
What significant event showed the conflict that existed between president Johnson and congress?
Congress passed the civil rights act of 1866 over the President's veto.
Legislation passed by the US Congress to avert having state legislatures repeal the Civil Rights Act of 1866 was the?
14th amendment.
What significant event showed the conflict that exists between president Andrew Johnson and congress?
Congress passed the civil rights act of 1866 over the President's veto.
Why did Johnson veto the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and what action did Congress take as a result of the veto?
Johnson vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866 because he thought that federal protection of civil rights would lead "towards centralization" of the national government and he thought that making African Americans full citizens would "operate against the white race." Congress voted to override the veto as a result of the veto.
When was the 14th Amendment passed?
The Fourteenth Amendment was proposed by Congress in 1866 and ratified by the states in 1868.The 14th Amendment was passed after the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which was used to enforce equality.
