HIST 128 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Reconstruction Amendments, Reconstruction Acts, Southern Living
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14th amendment became central issue of political campaign of 1866, johnson goes on speaking tour urging voters to elect members of congress who agreed with him. Makes wild accusations against radicals, says they tried to kill him. Republicans win victory, in march 1867 congress adopted the (cid:1) Radical reconstruction motives = (cid:1) (cid:1: right for former slaves to vote, radicals" commitment to the idea of equality, widespread disgust with johnson"s policies, desire to fortify republican party in south, determination to keep ex-confederates from office. March 1867 congress adopts tenure of office act. This spring, a president placed on trial before senate for high crimes. Amendment (prohibited federal and state governments from denying any citizen the right to vote b/c of race) Before civil war, american citizenship closely linked to race. Laws & amendments of reconstruction repudiated the idea that citizenship belonged to whites alone. Amendments expanded liberty of white and black: people believed concentrated national power greatest threat to freedom.
