HIS271Y1 Lecture Notes - Planation Surface, Hiram Rhodes Revels, Scalawag
17 Jul 2013
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Introduction: with malice towards none: the civil war left a lot of unanswered questions, namely what to do with the. Confederacy and the confederates: lincoln"s vision of the future was never ful lled because he had been assassinated, andrew johnson has to take over the reigns. Presidential reconstruction: the period of between lincoln and. Reconstruction, 1865-1877: johnson wants to re him -- senate tells him he cannot do that, Johnson res him anyway: 1868 -- this is grounds for johnson to be impeached because he has overstepped his presidential prerogatives, fell one vote short needed to convict him. Note: people no longer want to deal wit the reconstruction, but with the reinvigorating the economy. Election of 1868: republicans, grant; democrats, horatio seymour, grant wins! Democratic party: democratic victories -- economic panic; the republican party looks dirty, dealing mainly with race; and a relentless campaign to intimidate black voters, 1876 -- almost all southern governments are democratic.
