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History 2020 Part One: The Rise of Industrial America (1865-1908)1. The Struggle over ReconstructionKey Terms Radical Republicans Moderate Republicans FreedmenLincoln Assassination Freedmen's Bureau 10% Plan14th Amendment Black Codes Johnson's ImpeachmentMilitary Reconstruction Southern Republicans 1876 ElectionCompromise of 1877I. Presidential ReconstructionFive groups fought for control:-Radical Republicans-Moderate Republicans-Northern Democrats-Ex-Confederates-Freedmen1. Lincoln’s Program-Reconciliation, not Revenge-Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (Freedmen’s Bureau)-10% Plan2. Johnson’s Program-Legend of “40 acres & a mule”-Opposed 14th Amendment (granting citizenship to ex-slaves)-Black Codes3. Impeachment-The assault on Johnson’s personal character-Violation of “Tenure of Office” Act-Johnson survives, but loses powerII. Congressional ReconstructionRadicals take control of government, plan to exact revenge upon Confederates1. Military Rule -Southern states divided into military districts, governed by army generals-Elections with black suffrage and white disfranchisement-14th Amendment and 15th Amendment (prohibits the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude)2. “Radical” Governments in the South-The new Republican Party in the South made up of 3 groups:Northern Migrants Native Southern WhitesFreedmen3. The Failure of Radical Rule-Accomplishments of the Radicals:Expansion of DemocracyInternal ImprovementsSocial Welfare programs-Problems of Radical Rule:Violent opposition of Southern WhitesCorruptionReturn to power of the Southern DemocratsIII. Election of 18761. Resurgent Democrats threaten victory for first time since the Civil War2. The contested election (Florida, South Carolina, Louisiana)3. Compromise: Republicans gain White House, Democrats gain control of the


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