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Congressional Reconstruction

Congressional Reconstruction. Chapter 15.2-15.3. 14 th Amendment. The Radical Republicans’ plan for Reconstruction was the 14 th Amendment, which granted citizenship to former slaves. Southern states that approved the 14 th Amendment would be allowed to rejoin the Union .

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Congressional Reconstruction

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  1. Congressional Reconstruction Chapter 15.2-15.3

  2. 14th Amendment • The Radical Republicans’ plan for Reconstruction was the 14th Amendment, which granted citizenship to former slaves. • Southern states that approved the 14th Amendment would be allowed to rejoin the Union.

  3. Texas & the 14th Amendment • Since they did not want to cancel the Black Codes, Texans refused to ratify the 14th amendment & were kept out of the Union. • Only Tennessee approved this amendment.

  4. Reconstruction Act of 1867 • This act placed the 10 Southern states under military rule & divided them into 5 military districts. • This act also required the states to eliminate the Black Codes & to grant suffrage to African Americans.

  5. Ku Klux Klan (KKK) • In 1866, the Ku Klux Klan formed in Tennessee to maintain white dominance & to keep African Americans powerless in the South. • Members included military & political leaders.

  6. Ku Klux Klan (KKK) • The KKK violently attacked freedmen & white Republicans in order to keep them from voting. • The KKK committed over 1,000 murders during Reconstruction (1865-1877)

  7. Edmund J. Davis • In November 1869, Republican Edmund J. Davis won the election for Governor of the new Texas state government. • Texas’ Congress then approved the 14th & 15th Amendments & were readmitted into the Union in 1870.

  8. Redeemers • This group of Democrats were afraid that Governor Davis would use the state police & militia against anyone who opposed him. • The actions of the Redeemers caused Gov. Davis to become unpopular in Texas.

  9. Richard Coke • Richard Coke became the Governor of Texas in 1873. With him in power, the Democrats now had control of Congress. • They reversed Edmund Davis’ policies & caused African Americans to have less rights.

  10. Constitution of 1876 • The Redeemers formed a new Constitution that took away most of the power from the Governor. • This is the same Constitution we still have in Texas today. Since 1876, it has been amended 400 times.

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