HST 121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 17: Hamburg Massacre, Fifteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Mississippi Plan
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Sarina wallace, candice thompson, sara matos, lilian samuel & nadia hyppolite. Lincoln feared that the s. whites would not extend equal rights to free slaves. Some north states were denying complete equality. Lincoln encouraged black people to move to all-black countries, ie haiti. Proclamation of amnesty- in any state of whiles males over 21 take the oath and that number is 10 percent of the number of voters in 1860, that re established the state govt. Policy could only be carried out where military could enforce it. Proclamation of restoration- people who fought against the union were not restored of their political rights. Changes were not radical enough for some republicans. Louisiana refused to grant literature and voting rights to blacks. No concrete way to address folks who committed treason. Wade-davis reconstruction bill , did not enfranchise blacks but impose stringent loyal requirement on southern whites. Almost ruined lincoln"s chances of being reelected.
