HIST 2057 Lecture : History 2057 Lecture 1
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Focus on 4 main themes: the rise of business and a corporate state, the struggles of individuals in groups to gain and retain power, the transformation of american life due to immigration, urbanization, territorial. 2. the consolidation of power in the federal government. expansion, and social changes. Andrew johnson and reconstruction: thirteenth amendment (1865) Radical republican reconstruction: reconstruction acts of 1867, tenure in office act, election of 1868, fifteenth amendment (1870) America fresh out of civil war, reconstruction follows. Abraham lincoln was first to attempt to mend the nation, his policy was focused on the idea of reuniting the nation as opposed to dealing with the civil rights of the slaves. His idea was to let states back into the union after they met his standards, amnesty would be granted to confederates if they took a pledge of allegiance to the u. s. , no charges filed.
