HY 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Reconstruction Acts
29 May 2018
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Radical Reconstruction: 1876 – 1877
EVENTS
1867 - Congress passes First and Second Reconstruction Acts Congress
passes Tenure of Office Act
1868 - House of Representatives impeaches Andrew Johnson Senate acquits
Johnson Fourteenth Amendment is ratified Ulysses S. Grant is elected
president
1870 - Fifteenth Amendment is ratified
KEY PEOPLE
Andrew Johnson - 17th U.S. president; impeached by the House of
Representatives in 1868 but later acquitted by the Senate
Edwin M. Stanton - Secretary of War under Lincoln and Johnson; was
dismissed by Johnson, prompting House Republicans to impeach Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant - 18th U.S. president; formerly a Union general and, briefly,
secretary of war under Johnson
Radical Reconstruction
After sweeping the elections of 1866, the Radical Republicansgained almost
complete control over policymaking in Congress. Along with their more
moderate Republican allies, they gained control of the House of
Representatives and the Senate and thus gained sufficient power to override
any potential vetoes by President Andrew Johnson. This political ascension,
which occurred in early 1867, marked the beginning of Radical
Reconstruction (also known as Congressional Reconstruction).
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Document Summary
1867 - congress passes first and second reconstruction acts congress passes tenure of office act. 1868 - house of representatives impeaches andrew johnson senate acquits. Johnson fourteenth amendment is ratified ulysses s. grant is elected president. Andrew johnson - 17th u. s. president; impeached by the house of. Representatives in 1868 but later acquitted by the senate. Edwin m. stanton - secretary of war under lincoln and johnson; was dismissed by johnson, prompting house republicans to impeach johnson. Ulysses s. grant - 18th u. s. president; formerly a union general and, briefly, secretary of war under johnson. After sweeping the elections of 1866, the radical republicansgained almost complete control over policymaking in congress. Along with their more moderate republican allies, they gained control of the house of. Representatives and the senate and thus gained sufficient power to override any potential vetoes by president andrew johnson. This political ascension, which occurred in early 1867, marked the beginning of radical.
