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| Lincoln's plan for reconstruction |
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| 10% plan- when 10% of a states voting population will swear an oath of alligence to the us and when they agree to the abolition of slavery tehn the state will be readmited |
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| Johnson's plan for reconstuction |
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-grant amnest to former confeds -you have to repeal the ordininances of sussesion -you have to aknowledge the abolition of slavery -you have to repudiate the state debt incurred durring the war |
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| Congressional Acts of 1867 |
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| it placed all former confederate states under military rule. It created 5 districts and NC was in the second. Each southern state had to write a new state constitution and it had to include voting rights for former slaves |
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protected civil righs of citizens -defined american citizenship and authorized the federal government to intervine in states that might denie this -declared that blacks were citizens and could not denie them equal protection or property with out the due process of law |
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| protected voting rights of citizens |
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| the republican party in NC |
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1. Freedmen 2. Carpet Baggers- northerners who came south to participate in congressional reconstruction 3. Scalawags- native southerns who turned republican |
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| Freedmens Convention 1865 |
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| The first time former slaves acted for political action. they were ignored by Holden |
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there mission was to serve as the violent arm of the conservative party. They tried to keep white republicans from voting -the failed from the objective of keeping the old constitution |
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| Freedmen's Burrau bill of 1866 |
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gave the berraus officers authority to try by military commission people accused of depriving freedmen of there rights -it was vetoed by Johnson |
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gave civil rights to all persons born in the US and granted the federal government the authority to intervene in states to protect these rights -Johnson veto's bill -congress passes it with 2/3 vote |
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| in 1870 the conservatieves win back the state government and impeach Holden on the basis that he violated habeus corpus. The only governer to ever be impeached |
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1.Provided voting rights for all men black or white 2. It eliminated property qualifications for holding state offices 3. It extended the govornors term to 4 years 4.It created the offices of Luitenent governer, supperintendent of public works, and state auditor 5.provided people with elect judges and solicitors 6.It established the county commisoner system 7. Created a tax supported public school system for blacks and whites |
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| Impact of the NC constitution of 1868 |
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1. introduced a more democratic NC 2. It brought on a backlash by white supremecy groups |
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