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Who were the 2 presidents during Reconstruction?
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What action did president Andrew Johnson take during Reconstruction?
Which action did President Andrew Johnson take as part of his strategy for Reconstruction? He pardoned many of the leaders of the Confederacy.
What best describes President Grant’s approach to Reconstruction?
In what way did President Grant’s approach to Reconstruction differ from that of President Johnson? He used the military to protect African Americans from violence. African American voters were disenfranchised.
What was the Reconstruction period after the Civil War?
Reconstruction was the period of time after the Civil War during which the Southern states were rebuilt and readmitted to the Union. After the Civil war, much of the South lay in ruins.
Who was the painter of the Reconstruction era?
Painting by Thomas Nast (1863) The Reconstruction Era was a transformative period in U.S. history that took place during the Civil War era.
What did Lincoln want to do during Reconstruction?
During Reconstruction laws and Amendments were adopted to ensure African Americans rights and opportunities. Unfortunately, those rights and opportunities were for the most part lost after Reconstruction ended. Lincoln wanted to quickly restore the Union.
Why did reconstruction fail in the United States?
In this sense Reconstruction failed not because of President Grant or even because of southern opposition to civil rights, but because an entire nation–North, South, and West–lost the political and moral will to support the cause of equality before the law.