HIST 2057 Chapter : RECONSTRUCTION
Document Summary
Post civil war issues: political, biggest problem is how to get the states that left to come back to the union, how much power will the federal will keep, what is going to happen to the souths leaders. Jackson is from west tennessee, democrat, governor and senator of tn, opposed to succession, not opposed to slavery (owned a few slaves) Laws used to control black labor (vagrancy laws) D. ) johnson and the south"s reaction: vetoes congress" bills and tells south not to ratify the 14th amendment, went on speaking tour to denounce congress, congress takes over reconstruction in 1867. Johnson was not doing his job: want to punish the south and give the slaves rights. Attack on johnson: at war with johnson, tenure of office act-there are certain high level government officials that the president can. Johnson: he survives by a single vote from being removed from office, afterwards johnson is politically destroyed and he doesn"t get a reelection.
