HIST 2057 : Exam 1 Notes
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I overview: reconstruction was the period after the civil war, remarkable change in history. Reconstruction started in: significant amount of africans look at this as a downing period. Lincoln"s policy of reconstruction: he started these policies while the war was still going b/c he wanted to win the union. He wanted to preserve the union and end slavery. If lincoln wanted to get these states back into the union as quick as possible, he needed to make it simple: main problems. He was not addressing things that needed to be addressed: policies. Full patrons to any rebels that wanted to accept rebellion. When states could get 10% of voting population accepting this pardon they could start getting. Johnson"s policy of reconstruction: lincoln chose andrew johnson, 1864 (democratic tennessee). Lincoln wanted to demonstrate that they were together on this to show the country that it was unified.
