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He, in opposition to Radical Republicans, agreed with Lincoln’s Ten-Percent Plan and pushed it forward. Johnson’s goal for Reconstruction was to see a speedy restoration of the states, believing that they had never truly left the Union, and thus should again be recognized as loyal citizens to the United States. To Johnson, African-American suffrage was a distraction, and it should be a state’s responsibility to decide who should vote. Johnson, pushing these policies through the government, gave favor to the South. This gave them an easy way back into the Union. However, Johnson soon became quiet once the Radical Republicans tried to impeach him. They agreed to let Johnson stay in office as long as he did everything they told him to do. Johnson agreed. With Johnson out of the way, the Radical Republicans could pass whichever laws they wanted to. This soon ended when the presidential election of 1876 occurred. In the presidential election, Samuel J. Tilden had more popular and electoral votes than Rutherford B. Hayes. However, there were still four states in dispute. Since there was no possible way to determine who should win the electoral votes, a compromise was made. The “Compromise of 1877” was made between the Republicans and Democrats. The Republicans were awarded with the remaining 20 electoral votes towards Rutherford B. Hayes, winning him the election. In return, the Republicans removed all
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They wanted to create a non-racist society, modernize the South’s economy, and write new constitutions for its states. However, the South was able to prevent the North from imposing their Northern way of life on the South. Despite Northern military occupation, the South was able to bide their time until the Northern troops left, by which point they had been able to retake control of the state governments. In doing so, they could remove black politicians from office and ensure that blacks would never have political and civil rights. With the South’s efforts to get rid of blacks by campaigning terror, lynching, and mob action, the South eventually wore down the political will of the North, allowing the South to go back to their old ways of
They wanted to create a non-racist society, modernize the South’s economy, and write new constitutions for its states. However, the South was able to prevent the North from imposing their Northern way of life on the South. Despite Northern military occupation, the South was able to bide their time until the Northern troops left, by which point they had been able to retake control of the state governments. In doing so, they could remove black politicians from office and ensure that blacks would never have political and civil rights. With the South’s efforts to get rid of blacks by campaigning terror, lynching, and mob action, the South eventually wore down the political will of the North, allowing the South to go back to their old ways of