How Did The Failure Of The United States During The Reconstruction Era
Period 5 The confederate states wanted to break away from the united states but failed. However, now they had to rejoin the union. The war had left the souths economy and society in destruction. It would take a lot of effort to reestablish states. The remaking of the states was called reconstruction.
During the Reconstruction Era many changes happened. In 1865 and 1866 southern states legislatures passed black codes to control the behavior and work of African Americans. There was outrage in the north over the codes, and they did not want the support from Presidential Reconstruction. During this time blacks gained a voice in the government for the first time in American history. …show more content…
President Johnson wanted to prevent Stanton from working, but the senate refused to approve the suspension. Then Johnson fired Stanton. The House of Representatives voted to impeach Johnson for his wrongdoing. The trail kept going just about three months, yet Johnson remained president.
By the time the Presidential election of 1868 drew near most southern states had rejoined the union. Most American hoped the era of reconstruction was over. The Republican party nominated Ulysses Grant, The democrats nominated governor Horatio Seymour. Most African American voters chose Grant, and he ended up winning, the voters kept on supporting radical reconstruction.
At the point when the fifteenth amendment was proposed it was a major step in reconstruction in 1869.The amendment guaranteed that any male citizen of different race, color, or previous condition of servitude could not be denied the right to vote. Republicans believed they had succeeded in giving African American men the right to vote.
Most of this things still happen, people still want to listened to and not ignored over their rights, and some to succeeded, but some also
During the Reconstruction Era many changes happened. In 1865 and 1866 southern states legislatures passed black codes to control the behavior and work of African Americans. There was outrage in the north over the codes, and they did not want the support from Presidential Reconstruction. During this time blacks gained a voice in the government for the first time in American history. …show more content…
President Johnson wanted to prevent Stanton from working, but the senate refused to approve the suspension. Then Johnson fired Stanton. The House of Representatives voted to impeach Johnson for his wrongdoing. The trail kept going just about three months, yet Johnson remained president.
By the time the Presidential election of 1868 drew near most southern states had rejoined the union. Most American hoped the era of reconstruction was over. The Republican party nominated Ulysses Grant, The democrats nominated governor Horatio Seymour. Most African American voters chose Grant, and he ended up winning, the voters kept on supporting radical reconstruction.
At the point when the fifteenth amendment was proposed it was a major step in reconstruction in 1869.The amendment guaranteed that any male citizen of different race, color, or previous condition of servitude could not be denied the right to vote. Republicans believed they had succeeded in giving African American men the right to vote.
Most of this things still happen, people still want to listened to and not ignored over their rights, and some to succeeded, but some also