passed theReconstruction Act, which also became a major constitutional development in the cause of theRevolution. This act put too many restrictions on the South. This Act allowed military governors to assume police power and expected to register new electorate voters. These restrictions made the South angrier and angrier and a revolution was now insight. Senator Lot Morrill stated, “I admit that this species of legislation [Civil Rights Act of 1866] is absolutely revolutionary. . . Are we not in the midst of a civil and political revolution which has changed the fundamental principles of our government in some respect?”(Doc F). This shows that even members of government were aware of the fact that these developments were leading to a revolution, some just refused to admit to it. Therefore, both The South Carolina Declaration of Causes of Secession and Reconstruction Act were major constitutional causes in the
passed theReconstruction Act, which also became a major constitutional development in the cause of theRevolution. This act put too many restrictions on the South. This Act allowed military governors to assume police power and expected to register new electorate voters. These restrictions made the South angrier and angrier and a revolution was now insight. Senator Lot Morrill stated, “I admit that this species of legislation [Civil Rights Act of 1866] is absolutely revolutionary. . . Are we not in the midst of a civil and political revolution which has changed the fundamental principles of our government in some respect?”(Doc F). This shows that even members of government were aware of the fact that these developments were leading to a revolution, some just refused to admit to it. Therefore, both The South Carolina Declaration of Causes of Secession and Reconstruction Act were major constitutional causes in the