HIST 2057 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Money Supply, Eugene V. Debs, Free Soil Party
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Self-reconstruction starts when andrew johnson becomes president after lincoln and takes his ideas. Johnson appoints white southern unionists to be governors of each state. He tells them to call convention to create new state constitution. Their mistreatment of former slaves is horrible black codes, tremendous violence. Issues: what"s clear, blacks were unqualified considered bad , kennedy iffy on touching on the subject of race, the problem with reconstruction is that it failed. Johnson"s requirements: lincoln is assassinated, so andrew johnson comes in. Johnson is a southern unionist, not because he hates slavery but because he hated slave holders. He is a terrible racist: sets up a process called self-reconstruction the white south is given the opportunity to reconstruct itself. There will be temporary civilian rule until they set things up vote and create constitution then let them back into the union. He wants them to agree to the 13th amendment.
