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Thaddeus Stevens
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A member of Congress; a Radical Republican against black suffrage and was a leader in the impeachment of Andrew Jackson.
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Panic of 1873
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A financial crisis that lasted from 1873-1879. Important because north was more interested in fixing the economy than reconstruction in the South.
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Tenure of Office Act
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A federal law that restricted the power of the president. It didn't allow him to fire any executive officer who the prior president had appointed w/o consent of the senate.
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Military Rule
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When the military controls the government. The military could enforce anti-slavery etc. and the government couldn't do anything.
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