President Johnson’s Response to Reconstruction (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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When Johnson became president
When Johnson became president
April 1865
War Democrat definition
War Democrat definition
Democrat who supported federal govt against Confederacy
Johnson's view: black vs white Americans
Johnson's view: black vs white Americans
Believed black Americans were inferior to white Americans
Radical Republicans' goals
Radical Republicans' goals
Punish South & achieve full equality for black Americans
Date Johnson announced Reconstruction programme
Date Johnson announced Reconstruction programme
29 May 1865
Main purpose of Black Codes
Main purpose of Black Codes
Regulate labour market & control black workers
When Congress reassembled & challenged Johnson
When Congress reassembled & challenged Johnson
December 1865
What Fourteenth Amendment provided
What Fourteenth Amendment provided
Equal protection under the law for ex-slaves
Date & vote of Johnson's impeachment by House
Date & vote of Johnson's impeachment by House
24 Feb 1868, 126 to 47
Why Johnson's Reconstruction failed
Why Johnson's Reconstruction failed
Abandoned ex-slaves to white Southern control