NURS 210 1st Edition Lecture 1Outline of Current Lecture II. Reconstructing America A. Reconstructing the NationB. Reconstructing the body politic III. Presidential ReconstructionIV. Radical Reconstruction V. A Changing World Current Lecture- Reconstructing America o Civil War gives way to construction 1865-76o 2 parts: Reconstructing the nation  Reconstructing the body politic - Who will be the citizens? i.e African Americans o Andrew Johnson as president, southerner from Tennessee and democrato Who will control the processo What will be the focus- Presidential reconstruction o Johnson seizes control over reconstruction in 1865  Congress was out of session for six months so Johnson made all decisionso Prioritizes reunion:These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Johnson grants pardons to all white southerners with less than $20,000 inpre war property and who were not confederate offices  Grants individuals pardons to most of those exempted - Nearly everyone got their property and political rights back  These results troubled northerners and African Americans o Southern states re-elect confederate leaders and establish Black Codes to limit the rights of emancipated African Americans  Prohibit them from jobs etc.  Southerners wanted to recreate slavery - Radical Reconstruction 1867-76o Congress returns are end of 1865. Attempt to take control and prioritize remaking the nations citizenry o Johnson vetoes nearly every early effects to provide rights to AAo 1866 lines are drawn o Anti-Johnson republicans win the big election in 1866 o Adopt the Reconstruction Act in 1867, dividing the south into military districts and replacing existing gov’ts o In 1868, Johnson is replaced with union war hero Ulysses S. Grant - A changing World o Freedom in law: 13th amendment 1865- Prohibits slavery and involuntary service  14th amendment 1868 - Confers citizenship on all people born in the us and guarantees equal protection under law 15th amendment 1870- The right to vote, not black or white women o Freedom in action African americans are left to define freedrom for themselves They do – in different