Johnson v. Congress

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Johnson v. Congress

• Pres. Andrew Johns

• _____________________, Lincolns Vice-President
  becomes president after his assassination.
• He continues Presidential Reconstruction
  (__________ _______________) with few changes
• Republicans in Congress believed he was being too
  light on the South.

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Congress Impeaches Johnson

• Radicals angered by Johnsons vetoes, obstruction
  of their plans.
• Congress passed Tenure of Office Act in
  1867impeached Johnson for violating it.
• In end, decided not guilty by one vote!
• WHY?
• People didnt want to upset checks and balances
• Also, didnt want Johnsons vice president, a
  Radical, to become president.

3
Republicans Get Control

• Win majority in Congress in Election of 1866.
• Key radical leaders
• Charles Sumner in Senatewanted black freedom and
  racial equality.
• Thaddeus Stevens in House--friend of blacks,
  had defended runaway slaves, hated white
  southerners.

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Congressional, or Radical Reconstruction

• Keep Southern states __________________for
  awhile.
• Use _________________to bring about drastic
  social and economic transformation of the South.
• Wanted the __________________even if it took
  federal troops to do it.

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Pros and Cons of Radical Reconstruction

• Pros Passed much desirable legislation and
  reform
• Established public schools, reformed tax system,
  established public works programs and property
  rights for women.
• Cons Graft
• Although graft was rampant in North too.

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In order to rejoin the Union Southern States must
ratify

• 13th Amendment
• 14th Amendment
• 15th Amendment
• Skits
• We will now be breaking to groups of three.
• Each group will research laws passed during
  Radical Reconstruction.
• Groups will write and perform a skit in order to
  show classmates
• What is your law was about?
• What effect did it have?

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Radical Reconstruction Skits

• Each skit should be 1-3 minutes long.
• Your group must write a script and everyone must
  have a copy.
• You have the rest of the class period to research
  your topic and write your script.
• You must be ready to perform at the beginning of
  class tomorrow.
• Skit must answer
• What is your law was about?
• What effect did it have?

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Radical Reconstruction Skits

1. 13th Amendment
2. 14th Amendment
3. 15th Amendment
4. Black Codes
5. Enforcement Act of 1871
6. Reconstruction Act of 1867